Impacts on the biophysical economy and environment of a transition to 100% renewable electricity in Australia

Energy Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 288-299

  Turner, Graham M ^a   Elliston, Ben ^b   Diesendorf, Mark ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biophysical economy; Renewable energy; Scenario simulation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS TECHNOLOGIES; BIOPHYSICAL ECONOMY; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; FOREIGN DEBTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER; OIL IMPORT; PER CAPITA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STOCK; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SCENARIO SIMULATIONS; STOCKS AND FLOWS; TRANSITION SCENARIOS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); WATER SUPPLY;

BIOPHYSICS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84873178135     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.038     Document Type: Article

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