Win-win strategies for tackling oil and natural gas constraints while expanding renewable energy use

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security

Volumn PartF3, Issue , 2008, Pages 25-42

  Jefferson, Michael ^a  

^a World Renewable Energy Network and Congresses   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Depletion; Energy return on investment (EROI); Fossil fuels; International co operation; Recoverable resources; Reserves

Indexed keywords

EID: 85077996991     PISSN: 18746519     EISSN: 18746543     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8494-2_2     Document Type: Article

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