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Assessing the sustainability of the UK society using thermodynamic concepts: Part 2

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By building on the first part of our analysis, this second part attempts to provide a further understanding of the UK society's metabolism, its impact and offer policy suggestions that could promote a shift towards sustainability. The methodologies employed in this second part include Exergy Analysis (EA) and Extended Exergy Analysis (EEA). Exergy inputs and outputs amounted to 17423.9 and 11888.7 PJ, respectively, with energy carries, mainly fossil fuels, being both the predominant inputs (1...

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Publisher copy:
10.1016/j.rser.2008.03.005
Journal:
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews More from this journal
Volume:
13
Issue:
5
Pages:
956-970
Publication date:
2009-06-01
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ISSN:
1364-0321
Language:
English
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pubs:294177
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pubs:294177
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294177
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2013-11-17

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