The second half of the fossil fuel age: Environmental externalities, net energy and energy security concerns

Fossil Fuels: Sources, Environmental Concerns and Waste Management Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 271-290

  Garcia Olivares, Antonio ^a   Turiel, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic consequences; EROEI; Fossil fuels externalities; Unconventional oil; Water requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895361033     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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