Can technological innovation help China take on its climate responsibility? An intertemporal general equilibrium analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 629-641

  Jin, Wei ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CGE model; Climate policy modelling; Induced technical change

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON TAXATION; CARBON TAXES; CGE MODEL; CLIMATE POLICY; CLIMATE TARGETS; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; ECONOMIC LOSS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; INNOVATION POLICIES; KNOWLEDGE CREATIONS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; TECHNICAL CHANGE; TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CURBS; INVESTMENTS; LOSSES; TECHNOLOGY;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CARBON EMISSION; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84865584128     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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