GLIMPSE: A rapid decision framework for energy and environmental policy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 12011-12019

  Akhtar, Farhan H ^a,d   Pinder, Robert W ^a   Loughlin, Daniel H ^b   Henze, Daven K ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Technology Service Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; DECISION FRAMEWORK; DECISION MODELING; EMISSION REDUCTION POLICIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEALTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENERGY; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); PARTICULATE MATTER; WARMING; AIR; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY RESOURCE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887902095     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402283j     Document Type: Article

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