Solar emergy evaluation for Chinese economy

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 875-886

  Yang, Z F ^a   Jiang, M M ^a   Chen, B ^a   Zhou, J B ^b   Chen, G Q ^b   Li, S C ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Emergy; National economic account; Resources

Indexed keywords

CHINESE ECONOMY; ECOLOGICAL MEASURES; EMERGY; EMERGY EVALUATION; ENERGY SOURCE; GROWTH STAGES; NON-RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; RECOVERY STAGES; RESOURCES USE;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SOLAR ENERGY;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

ENERGY RESOURCE; EXPORT; IMPORT; NATURAL RESOURCE; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE USE; SOLAR POWER;

CHINA;

EID: 72249102381     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.10.038     Document Type: Article

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