Greenhouse gas emissions from shale gas and coal for electricity generation in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages

  Cohen, Brett ^a,b   Winkler, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b The Green House   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electricity; Global; Greenhouse gas emissions; Shale gas; South Africa; Warming potential

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS FIELD; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; SHALE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84897433045     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2014/20130194     Document Type: Review

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