The interactions between China's economic growth, energy production and consumption and the related air emissions during 2000-2011

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-51

  Hu, He ^a   Zhang, Xiao Hong ^a   Lin, Li Li ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Emergy; Energy consumption; Energy production; Impact of emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CHINA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMERGY; ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY-RELATED EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADINGS;

ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84903848586     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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