Barriers to the adoption of low carbon production: A multiple-case study of Chinese industrial firms

Energy Policy

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 412-421

  Liu, Yong ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Four categories of barriers; Low carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893838848     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.022     Document Type: Article

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