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...

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Main Authors: Xiaochun Zhang, Nathan P Myhrvold, Ken Caldeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/11/114022

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