Evaluating the relationships among economic growth, energy consumption, air emissions and air environmental protection investment in China

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 259-270

  Zhang, Xiaohong ^a   Wu, Liqian ^a   Zhang, Rong ^a   Deng, Shihuai ^a   Zhang, Yanzong ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Li, Yuanwei ^a   Lin, Lili ^a   Li, Li ^a   Wang, Yinjun ^a   Wang, Lilin ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air environmental protection investment; China; Economic growth; Emergy; Energy consumption; Impact of air emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR EMISSIONS; AIR ENVIRONMENT; CHINA; ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EMERGY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADINGS; FOSSIL ENERGY; HUMAN HEALTH; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; PER UNIT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

AIR POLLUTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INVESTMENTS; LOADING;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84868709227     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.029     Document Type: Review

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