Identifying key drivers of greenhouse gas emissions from biomass feedstocks for energy production

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-119

  Johnson, David R ^a   Curtright, Aimee E ^a   Willis, Henry H ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY YIELD; GEOGRAPHY; GRASSLAND; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84879287601     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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