The use of green waste from tourist attractions for renewable energy production: The potential and policy implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 410-418

  Shi, Yan ^a,b   Du, Yuanyuan ^a   Yang, Guofu ^a   Tang, Yuli ^c   Fan, Likun ^c   Zhang, Jun ^d   Lu, Yijun ^a   Ge, Ying ^a   Chang, Jie ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG FORESTRY ACADEMY   (China)

Author keywords

Emissions reduction; Low carbon; Yangtze River Delta

Indexed keywords

EMISSIONS REDUCTION; LOW-CARBON; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; TOTAL POTENTIAL ENERGY; TOURIST ATTRACTIONS; YANGTZE RIVER DELTA;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TOURIST ATTRACTION; WIND POWER;

CHINA; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 84884978282     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.126     Document Type: Article

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