Carbon footprint of electricity generation, June 2011 - POST Note

Published 01 June 2011 | POST notes POST PN 383

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Topic: Climate change, Energy

This POSTnote provides an overview of the carbon footprints of a variety of electricity generation technologies, including evidence from more than 30 peer-reviewed studies.

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