Comparing climate policies to reduce carbon emissions in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 667-674

  Li, Aijun ^a   Lin, Boqiang ^b,c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate policies; Fossil fuel consumption; Tax revenue recycling

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS; CARBON INTENSITY REDUCTIONS; CLIMATE POLICY; ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; TAX REVENUE;

CARBON; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUELS;

PUBLIC POLICY;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; TAX SYSTEM; TRADE-OFF;

CHINA;

EID: 84880327457     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.041     Document Type: Article

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