Rural residential CO 2 emissions in China: Where is the major mitigation potential?

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 223-232

  Liu, Wenling ^a,b   Wang, Can ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; CO 2 emission; Rural residential energy

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING METHODS; BIO-MASS ENERGY; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CARBON EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMMERCIAL ENERGY; ECONOMIC CONDITION; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EMISSION REDUCTION POLICIES; EMISSION SOURCES; ENERGY SHORTAGES; GHG MITIGATION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; HIGH-SPEED; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RESOURCE ENDOWMENTS; RURAL ENERGY;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GIS; POLLUTION POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RURAL ENERGY;

CHINA;

EID: 84868197456     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.045     Document Type: Article

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