Urban energy use and carbon emissions from cities in China and policy implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4208-4219

  Dhakal, Shobhakar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Urban carbon management; Urban energy uses

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON INTENSITY; CARBON MANAGEMENT; CHINESE CITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COMMERCIAL ENERGY; DECISION MAKERS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY USAGE; ENERGY USE; LARGE CITIES; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PER CAPITA; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ENERGY;

ECONOMICS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; URBAN AREA;

CHINA;

EID: 70449399625     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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