Peak oil demand: The role of fuel efficiency and alternative fuels in a global oil production decline

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 8031-8041

  Brandt, Adam R ^a   Millard Ball, Adam ^b   Ganser, Matthew ^a   Gorelick, Steven M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; LIQUIDS; NATURAL RESOURCES; OIL SANDS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CUMULATIVE OIL PRODUCTION; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIPS; PHYSICAL RESOURCES; TRANSPORT SERVICES; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

FOSSIL FUEL; OIL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; POLICY MAKING;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY; FUTUROLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; UTILIZATION;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

FOSSIL FUELS; INTERNATIONALITY;

EID: 84880517757     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es401419t     Document Type: Article

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