What drives the change in UK household energy expenditure and associated CO2 emissions? Implication and forecast to 2020

Applied Energy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 202-214

  Chitnis, Mona ^a   Hunt, Lester C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Household energy expenditure; Structural time series model

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOUSING; TIME SERIES;

ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FUTURE ENERGIES; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; NON-TRIVIAL; POLICY MAKERS; REDUCTION TARGETS; STOCHASTIC TRENDS; STRUCTURAL TIME SERIES MODEL; TIME SERIES MODELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; EXPENDITURE; FORECASTING METHOD; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LIFESTYLE; POLICY MAKING; TAX INCENTIVE; TIME SERIES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858212693     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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