Chinese energy and climate policies after Durban: Save the Kyoto Protocol

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 3243-3250

  Hu, Yu ^a   Monroy, Carlos Rodríguez ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

China; Clean Development Mechanisms; Durban conference; Energy policy; Kyoto Protocol

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE POLICY; CURRENT DIFFERENCE; DURBAN CONFERENCE; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; GLOBAL CLIMATES; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LOW-CARBON; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; REDUCTION TARGETS; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 84858714124     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.02.048     Document Type: Review

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