Total-factor carbon emission performance of fossil fuel power plants in China: A metafrontier non-radial Malmquist index analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 549-559

  Zhang, Ning ^a   Choi, Yongrok ^b  

^a JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chinese fossil fuel power plants; Data envelopment analysis; Metafrontier Malmquist index; Non radial directional distance function; Total factor CO2 emission performance

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CENTRAL GOVERNMENT; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; DYNAMIC CHANGES; EMISSION PERFORMANCE; MALMQUIST INDICES; METAFRONTIER; TECHNOLOGY GAP;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMISSION INVENTORY; FOSSIL FUEL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANNING METHOD; POWER PLANT;

CHINA;

EID: 84884393955     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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