Comparative advantage strategy for rapid pollution mitigation in China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 9596-9603

  Xu, Yuan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY; MARKET ENTRY BARRIERS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; POLLUTION MITIGATION; WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WIND POWER;

POLLUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GROWTH; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; POLLUTION CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WIND POWER;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; COAL; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WIND;

EID: 84883549840     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4010152     Document Type: Article

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