CO2 embodiment in China-Australia trade: The drivers and implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 1212-1220

  Tan, Hao ^a   Sun, Aijun ^b   Lau, Henry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUAIYIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China Australia free trade agreement (FTA); Index decomposition analysis; Pollution havens hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL TRADE; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON INTENSITY; FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; GLOBAL CARBON EMISSION; INDEX DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION OF; SCALE EFFECTS;

CARBON; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPORT; FREE TRADE; SCALE EFFECT;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA;

EID: 84881667107     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.048     Document Type: Article

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