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Greenhouse-gas emissions from tropical dams [1]

Emissions from tropical hydropower are often underestimated and can exceed those of fossil fuel for decades.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2012
Philip M. Fearnside [2], Salvador Pueyo [3]
Nature Climate Change [4]
2
6
382-384
Tags:
Dams [5], Green House Gases [6], Amazon [7], Methane [8], Hydroelectricity [9], Brazil [10], French Guiana [11], Reservoirs [12], Turbines [13]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/greenhouse-gas-emissions-tropical-dams
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/philip-m-fearnside
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/salvador-pueyo
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amazon
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/methane
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/french-guiana
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reservoirs
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turbines