Energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in Swedish manufacturing industries

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-133

  Pardo Martínez, Clara Inés ^a,b   Silveira, Semida ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Decomposition analysis; Energy efficiency; Stochastic frontier model; Swedish manufacturing industries

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MANUFACTURE; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TAXATION;

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY INTENSITY; HIGH ENERGY PRICES; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER MODELS;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON EMISSION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; STOCHASTICITY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84872338609     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-012-9159-5     Document Type: Article

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