Regional disparity and cost-effective SO2 pollution control in China: A case study in 5 mega-cities

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 1322-1331

  Kanada, Momoe ^a   Dong, Liang ^a,b   Fujita, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Fujii, Minoru ^a   Inoue, Tsuyoshi ^c   Hirano, Yujiro ^a   Togawa, Takuya ^a   Geng, Yong ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MITSUBISHI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cost effective SO2 control; GAINS China model; Regional disparity

Indexed keywords

CHINESE GOVERNMENT; EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION(FGD); LIMESTONE INJECTION; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; REGIONAL DISPARITIES; SCENARIO ANALYSIS APPROACH;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MEGACITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR EMISSION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; CHONGQING; HONG KONG; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84881667718     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.105     Document Type: Article

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