An analysis of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in the Chinese iron and steel industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 352-361

  Tian, Yihui ^a   Zhu, Qinghua ^a   Geng, Yong ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emission; Iron and steel industry; LMDI

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATES; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DIRECT EMISSIONS; EMBODIED EMISSIONS; ENERGY STRUCTURES; LMDI; LOGARITHMIC MEAN; TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

CHINA;

EID: 84875229978     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.068     Document Type: Article

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