Climate Change and Energy Demands in India: Alternative Coal Technologies

Environmental Quality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 49-67

  Ghose, Mrinal K ^a  

^a Asian Development Bank   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLEANER PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINING; COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLOITATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 84872141711     PISSN: 10881913     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tqem.21326     Document Type: Article

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