Decomposing road freight energy use in the United Kingdom

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3115-3129

  Sorrell, Steve ^a   Lehtonen, Markku ^a   Stapleton, Lee ^a   Pujol, Javier ^a   Champion, Toby ^b  

^a Freeman Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Toby Champion Associates

Author keywords

Decoupling; Log mean Divisia index

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DECOUPLING; DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY USE; FREIGHT MOVEMENT; LOG-MEAN DIVISIA INDEX; MANUFACTURED GOODS; NET EFFECT; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; UK ROADS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

ROADS AND STREETS;

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; ROAD TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349153105     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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