Industrial energy efficiency with CO 2 emissions in China: A nonparametric analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 164-172

  Wu, F ^a   Fan, L W ^b   Zhou, P ^a   Zhou, D Q ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CO 2 emissions; Data envelopment analysis; Energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; DEA MODELS; DYNAMIC ENERGY; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY SECURITY; GLOBAL AWARENESS; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; JOINT PRODUCTION; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; NON-PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84865596015     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.035     Document Type: Article

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