From the Seam to the Stove: greenhouse gas assessment and the coal seam gas industry in Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 73-90

  Vickas, Mischa ^a   Mcmanus, Phil ^a   Dey, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal seam gas; cumulative impact assessment; environmental impact assessment; greenhouse gas assessment; strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; COAL SEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; NATURAL GAS; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84921715524     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2014.986791     Document Type: Article

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