How accounting for climate and health impacts of emissions could change the US energy system

Energy Policy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2017, Pages 396-405

  Brown, Kristen E ^a   Henze, Daven K ^a   Milford, Jana B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Damages; Emissions; Energy; Fees; Health

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEALTH; LIFE CYCLE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; REDUCTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CLIMATE; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; DAMAGES; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENERGY; FEES; LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH IMPACT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85007494698     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.052     Document Type: Article

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