The role of technology for achieving climate policy objectives: overview of the EMF 27 study on global technology and climate policy strategies

Elmar Kriegler; John P. Weyant; Geoffrey J. Blanford; Volker Krey; Leon Clarke; Jae Edmonds; Allen A. Fawcett; Gunnar Luderer; Keywan Riahi; Richard Richels; Steven K. Rose; Massimo Tavoni; Detlef P. van Vuuren

doi:10.1007/s10584-013-0953-7

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Greenhouse gasElectrificationElectricityEnvironmental scienceClimate change mitigationCarbon capture and storage (timeline)Environmental economicsRenewable energyWind powerElectricity generationBioenergyEfficient energy usePower to gasClimate changeEnergy technologyNatural resource economicsPower (physics)EngineeringEconomics

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 123
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 353-367
Citations: 440
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                                    Elmar Kriegler, 
                                
                                    John P. Weyant, 
                                
                                    Geoffrey J. Blanford
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            The role of technology for achieving climate policy objectives: overview of the EMF 27 study on global technology and climate policy strategies. 
                            Climatic Change
                            , 123
                            (3-4)
                            , 353-367.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-0953-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0953-7