Which industry is greener? An empirical study of nine industries in OECD countries

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 381-388

  Fujii, Hidemichi ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Environmental Kuznets curve; Industrial sector

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL CHARACTERISTICS; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; NONMETALLIC MINERALS; PRINTING INDUSTRY; TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MACHINERY;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; OECD; TREND ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION; MACHINERY;

EID: 84876304799     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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