Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions during the production of a passenger car in China

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2964-2966

  Yan, Xiaoyu ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car; China; Energy; Greenhouse gas; Production

Indexed keywords

CAR; CHINA; ENERGY; ENERGY DEMANDS; GHG EMISSION; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; OIL DEMAND; PETROLEUM DEMANDS; PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND; PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PRODUCTION STAGE; ROAD VEHICLES; VEHICLE ASSEMBLY; VEHICLE MASS; VEHICLE OPERATIONS;

AUTOMOBILES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PASSENGER CARS; VEHICLES;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 70349445288     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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