Green Energy Choices: The Benefits, Risks and Trade-Offs of Low-Carbon Technologies for Electricity Production - Summary for Policy Makers
This report presents an assessment of the impacts of nine main electricity production technologies on human health, ecosystem health and resource use, taking a life-cycle approach. It covers coal and gas with and without CCS, photovoltaic power, concentrated solar power, hydropower, geothermal, and wind power.
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| Format: | Reports and Books biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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United Nations Environment Programme
2015
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| Subjects: | ELECTRICITY, COAL, NATURAL GAS, WIND POWER, SOLAR ENERGY, PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION, GREENHOUSE GASES, Climate Change, Resource Efficiency, |
| Online Access: | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7555 |
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| Summary: | This report presents an assessment of the impacts of nine main electricity production technologies on human health, ecosystem health and resource use, taking a life-cycle approach. It covers coal and gas with and without CCS, photovoltaic power, concentrated solar power, hydropower, geothermal, and wind power. |
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