Measuring the progress and impacts of decarbonising British electricity

Energy Policy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2017, Pages 463-475

  Staffell, Iain ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2; Decarbonisation; Electricity; Power sector; Renewables

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECARBONIZATION; ELECTRICITY;

CAPACITY SHORTAGE; DECARBONISATION; ECONOMIC CHALLENGES; EFFICIENCY GAIN; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; INTERMITTENT RENEWABLES; POWER SECTOR; RENEWABLES;

COSTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85008235180     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.037     Document Type: Article

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