Trends in road freight transportation carbon dioxide emissions and policies in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-106

  Li, Hongqi ^a   Lu, Yue ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Wang, Tianyi ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Divisia index; Road freight transportation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; DECOMPOSITION MODEL; DIVISIA INDEX; EMISSION COEFFICIENT; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; MARKET CONCENTRATION; ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORTATIONS; TRANSPORTATION DISTANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRY; ROADS AND STREETS;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CHINA;

EID: 84876336885     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.070     Document Type: Article

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