On the Nexus of SO 2 and CO 2 emissions in China: The ancillary benefits of CO 2 emission reductions

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 883-891

  Zheng, Xinye ^a   Zhang, Li ^b   Yu, Yihua ^a   Lin, Shi ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ancillary benefits; Emission reduction; Panel cointegration; Sulfur (Carbon) dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555177609     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-011-0227-8     Document Type: Article

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