Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. liquefied natural gas exports: Implications for end uses

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3237-3245

  Abrahams, Leslie S ^a   Samaras, Constantine ^a   Griffin, W Michael ^a   Matthews, H Scott ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; LIFE CYCLE; PRECOMBUSTION; SHIPS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; LIFE-CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); SCENARIO-BASED ANALYSIS; SHIPPING EMISSIONS; SOCIAL COST OF CARBON;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; AIR POLLUTANT; NATURAL GAS;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SHIPPING; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; EUROPE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COMMERCE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NATURAL GAS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924060567     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es505617p     Document Type: Article

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