Estimation of potential energy saving and carbon dioxide emission reduction in China based on an extended non-radial DEA approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 962-971

  Bian, Yiwen ^a   He, Ping ^b   Xu, Hao ^c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emission reduction; Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Energy saving

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; DECISION-MAKING UNITS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; NON-FOSSIL ENERGIES; NON-RADIAL DEA MODELS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESTIMATION; GLOBAL WARMING; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84887167421     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.051     Document Type: Article

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