The challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution through energy sources: Evidence from a panel of developed countries

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7425-7435

  Akhmat, Ghulam ^a   Zaman, Khalid ^b   Shukui, Tan ^a   Sajjad, Faiza ^b   Khan, Muhammad Azhar ^c   Khan, Muhammad Zahir ^d  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

^c The University of Haripur KPK   (Pakistan)

^d THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Developed countries; Fossil fuel; Greenhouse gases; Industrial nitrous oxide emissions; Methane emissions; Nuclear energy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUCLEAR POWER; PANEL DATA; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRY; METHANE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 84902543859     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2693-2     Document Type: Article

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