Estimation of main greenhouse gases emission from household energy consumption in the West Bank, Palestine

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 179, Issue , 2013, Pages 250-257

  Abu Madi, Maher ^a   Rayyan, Ma'Moun Abu ^b  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b Engineers Association   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Climate change; CO2; Emissions; Greenhouse gases; NOx SO2; Residential energy consumption

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SOURCE; GHGS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION; POLLUTING SOURCES; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; WEST BANKS;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL FUEL; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSEHOLD; PALESTINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOUSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

PALESTINE;

EID: 84877987275     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.04.022     Document Type: Article

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