Decoupling economic growth from carbon dioxide emissions: A decomposition analysis of Italian energy consumption

Energy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 682-691

  Andreoni, V ^a,b   Galmarini, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decomposition analysis; Decoupling; Energy consumption

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DECOUPLING; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY USE; HEAT PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL BRANCHES; SERVICES SECTORS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TIME INTERVAL;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; POWER GENERATION;

ITALY;

EID: 84864349588     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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