The growth pattern and fuel life cycle analysis of the electricity consumption of Hong Kong

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 165, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  To, W M ^a   Lai, T M ^a   Lo, W C ^b   Lam, K H ^c   Chung, W L ^d  

^a MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d EDMS (Hong Kong) Limited Central   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electricity consumption; Fuel life cycle analysis; Growth pattern; Pollutant emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; FUEL LIFE CYCLE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; GROWTH PATTERNS; HISTORICAL REVIEW; HONG-KONG; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH; LOGISTIC FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS; NITROUS OXIDE; PEARSON'S CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; POLLUTANT EMISSION; ROOT MEAN SQUARED;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CORRELATION METHODS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; METHANE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

GROWTH RATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; ENERGY USE; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POWER GENERATION; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HONG KONG; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTION; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; HUMANS; POPULATION GROWTH;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84857674749     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.02.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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