Incorporating greenhouse gas effects to evaluate energy efficiency in China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 370-376

  Yeh, Tsai Lien ^a   Chen, Tser Yieth ^b   Lai, Pei Ying ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

China; data envelopment analysis; energy efficiency; greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ACQUISITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; POWER PLANT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

CHINA;

EID: 77958196240     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2010.500496     Document Type: Article

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