Key factors for assessing climate benefits of natural gas versus coal electricity generation
Assessing potential climate effects of natural gas versus coal electricity generation is complicated by the large number of factors reported in life cycle assessment studies, compounded by the large number of proposed climate metrics. Thus, there is a need to identify the key factors affecting the c...
Main Authors: | Xiaochun Zhang, Nathan P Myhrvold, Ken Caldeira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2014-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114022 |
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