Comparing the heat of combustion of fossil fuels to the heat accumulated by their lifecycle greenhouse gases

Fuel

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 674-677

  Sathre, Roger ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative radiative forcing; Fossil fuels; Fuel cycle; Greenhouse gases; Higher heating value

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; DIRECT RELEASE; EARTH SYSTEMS; FUEL CYCLE; HEAT OF COMBUSTION; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; LIFE-CYCLE GHG EMISSIONS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL FUELS; LIFE CYCLE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84882931871     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.07.069     Document Type: Article

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