Assessing application potential of clean energy supply for greenhouse gas emission mitigation: A case study on General Motors global manufacturing

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-19

  Zhai, Qiang ^a   Cao, Huajun ^b   Zhao, Xiang ^c   Yuan, Chris ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean energy supply; Cost benefit analysis; General Motors; Global industrial production; Greenhouse gas emission

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MANUFACTURE; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUPPLIES; CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLIES; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; GENERAL MOTORS; GLOBAL MANUFACTURING; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84901465524     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.072     Document Type: Article

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