Electricity consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth in Nigeria

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 292-306

  Akpan, Godwin Effiong ^a   Akpan, Usenobong Friday ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carbon emission; Economic growth; Electricity consumption; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892423436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21464553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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