Modeling California policy impacts on greenhouse gas emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 158-172

  Greenblatt, Jeffery B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

AB 32; California climate policy; Cumulative greenhouse gas emission; Global warming; Greenhouse gas; Mid term emission target

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AB 32; CLIMATE POLICY; CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS; EMISSION TARGETS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; POLLUTANT EMISSION; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY SCENARIOS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921629670     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.12.024     Document Type: Article

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