Inter-provincial clean development mechanism in China: A case study of the solar PV sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 454-461

  Jacques, David A ^a,b   Guan, Dabo ^a,b   Geng, Yong ^b   Xue, Bing ^b   Wang, Xiaoguang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CDM; China; Climate change mitigation

Indexed keywords

CDM; CHINA; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; INSTALLED CAPACITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84876319463     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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