Structural decomposition analysis of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4943-4948

  Wood, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Australia; Greenhouse gas emissions; Input output analysis; Structural decomposition analysis

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; CONSUMER DEMANDS; GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; INDUSTRY STRUCTURES; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; KEY PROBLEMS; NET IMPACT; POPULATION SIZES; PRODUCTION STRUCTURES; STATIC TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES; TIME PERIODS;

AUTOMATION; CHAINS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); POPULATION STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EXPORT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70449399266     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.060     Document Type: Article

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