Optimal path for controlling CO2 emissions in China: A perspective of efficiency analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-110

  Zhou, P ^a   Sun, Z R ^a   Zhou, D Q ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Allocation; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONTROL; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; EMISSION CONTROL;

ALLOCATION; ALLOCATION STRATEGY; CONTROL COEFFICIENTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; EMISSION REDUCTION POLICIES; LESS-DEVELOPED REGIONS; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; OPTIMAL PATHS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84904501728     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.06.019     Document Type: Article

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