Developing low-carbon economy: Actions, challenges and solutions for energy savings in China

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3037-3042

  Hou, Jian ^a,b   Zhang, Peidong ^a   Tian, Yongsheng ^a,b   Yuan, Xianzheng ^a,b   Yang, Yanli ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Energy savings; Low carbon economy

Indexed keywords

CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY SHORTAGES; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES; FINANCIAL CRISIS; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; LOW-CARBON; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL WARMING; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 79957794224     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.03.033     Document Type: Article

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