Development and application of dynamic hybrid multi-region inventory analysis for macro-level environmental policy analysis: A case study on climate policy in Taiwan

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2512-2519

  Chao, Chia Wei ^a   Heijungs, Reinout ^b   Ma, Hwong Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS; INVENTORY ANALYSIS; MITIGATION MEASURES; TECHNOLOGICAL DYNAMICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MACROS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHINA; CLIMATE; DYNAMIC HYBRID MULTI REGION INVENTORY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXHAUST GAS; INFORMATION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; TAIWAN;

CHINA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 84875355474     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es303744z     Document Type: Article

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