The contribution of Chinese exports to climate change

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3572-3577

  Weber, Christopher L ^a   Peters, Glen P ^b   Guan, Dabo ^c   Hubacek, Klaus ^d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Climate change; Exports

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CHINA; EXPORTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPORT; LEAKAGE; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 48949091789     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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