The role of consumption patterns, demand and technological factors on the recent evolution of CO2 emissions in a group of advanced economies

Ecological Economics

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-13

  Duarte, Rosa ^a   Mainar, Alfredo ^b   Sánchez Chóliz, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced economies; CO2 emissions; Consumption patterns; Input output; Structural Decomposition Analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885074011     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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