Life cycle sustainability assessment of UK electricity scenarios to 2070

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-211

  Stamford, Laurence ^a   Azapagic, Adisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon targets; Electricity; GHG emissions; LCA; Life cycle sustainability assessment; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; COAL; COAL STORAGE; COST REDUCTION; COSTS; DECARBONIZATION; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL STORAGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); CARBON TARGETS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GHG EMISSION; LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908008490     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: 23524669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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