Decarbonization at crossroads: The cessation of the positive historical trend or a temporary detour?

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1060-1073

  Muradov, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; METHANE;

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON INTENSITY; CARBON MITIGATION; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; HISTORICAL TRENDS; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; PRIMARY ENERGIES; STATISTICAL DATAS;

DECARBONIZATION;

CATALYSIS; DECADAL VARIATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HISTORICAL RECORD; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION TAX;

EID: 84875648458     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ee22879g     Document Type: Review

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