Climbing the electricity ladder generates carbon Kuznets curve downturns

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 260-279

  Burke, Paul J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Economic development; Electricity ladder; Electricity mix; Environmental Kuznets curve; Resource curse

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; INCOME; KUZNETS CURVE;

EID: 84859080120     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2011.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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