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アジアのエネルギージレンマ:研究開発の必要性

R Revelle

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |July 4, 1980
    PubMed
    まとめ

    南アジアと東アジア諸国は,化石燃料の限度と原油価格の上昇により,エネルギー問題に直面しています. バイオマスエネルギーの開発は,有望な地元の代替案を提供しているが,食料生産のニーズと競合する可能性がある.

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