Forecasting global developments in the basic chemical industry for environmental policy analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 273-287

  Broeren, M L M ^a   Saygin, D ^a   Patel, M K ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Industrial cost competitiveness; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

COST-COMPETITIVENESS; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICIES; ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS; FORECASTING MODELING; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

CARBON EMISSION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPETITIVENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORECASTING METHOD; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84889563945     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.025     Document Type: Article

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