Production and consumption accounting of CO2 emissions for Xiamen, China

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 697-704

  Vause, Jonathan ^a   Gao, Lijie ^a   Shi, Longyu ^a   Zhao, Jingzhu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Input output analysis; Xiamen

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EMBODIED EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LARGE-SCALE FLOWS; LOCAL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; XIAMEN;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; FUJIAN; XIAMEN;

EID: 84880327866     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.069     Document Type: Article

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