Regional allocation of CO2 emissions allowance over provinces in China by 2020

Energy Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-229

  Wang, Ke ^a   Zhang, Xian ^a   Wei, Yi Ming ^a   Yu, Shiwei ^a,b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Allowance allocation; CO2 emissions; Energy intensity

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION PROBLEMS; ALLOWANCE ALLOCATION; COPENHAGEN; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EFFICIENT EMISSION; EMISSION ALLOWANCES; EMISSION INTENSITY; ENERGY INTENSITY; GLOBAL CLIMATES; NON-FOSSIL FUELS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PER UNIT; RESOURCES ALLOCATION; ZERO SUMS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84873108421     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.030     Document Type: Article

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