Abstract:Canada is committed to st abilizin g emISSIO ns of greenhouse gases at 1990 levels by the year 2000. This paper examines the costs and benef its of meeting the key component of this commitment : energt;-related carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. The analysis uses a dynamic linear programming meihodologv to produce a processoriented, techno-economic model of the Canadian energt) system for the period 1990-2030. Three scenarios are analyzed to investigate the effects of sectoral vs. overall limit s on C02 emissio… Show more
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