Supply curves for eco-efficient environmental improvements using different weighting methods

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 85-96

  Nieuwlaar, Evert ^a   Warringa, Geert ^b,c   Brink, Corjan ^d   Vermeulen, Walter ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Copernicus Institute ^*  (Netherlands)

^c CE Environmental Research and Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atmospheric emissions; Corporate environmental strategy; Eco efficiency; Emission reduction; Environmental prioritization; Oil and gas producing industry

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS PRODUCERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; WEIGHING;

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS; CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY; ECO EFFICIENCY; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIZATION; OIL PRODUCING INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAPHICAL METHOD; OIL INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33750624325     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819805775248034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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