Economic analysis of a low carbon path to 2050: A case for China, India and Japan

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2012, Pages

  Saveyn, Bert ^a   Paroussos, Leonidas ^b   Ciscar, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asia; Climate policy; Copenhagen Accord; Energy efficiency; General equilibrium models; Zero carbon technologies

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CLIMATE POLICY; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; COPENHAGEN; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; EMISSION REDUCTION; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; GHG EMISSION; GHG EMISSION MITIGATIONS; LOW CARBON; POWER TECHNOLOGIES;

CARBON; CLIMATE MODELS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON EMISSION; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION;

CHINA; INDIA; JAPAN;

EID: 84870501009     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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