How policy choice affects investment in low-carbon technology: The case of CO2 capture in indirect coal liquefaction in China

Energy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 670-679

  Zhou, Wenji ^a,c   Zhu, Bing ^a,b   Chen, Dingjiang ^a   Zhao, Fangxian ^a   Fei, Weiyang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c China National Aviation Fuel Petroleum Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon capture; Carbon market; Clean development mechanism; Indirect coal liquefaction; Real options analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; COAL LIQUEFACTION; COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL;

CARBON MARKETS; CCS(CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE); CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CONTROVERSIAL TECHNOLOGIES; INDIRECT COAL LIQUEFACTIONS; INVESTMENT DECISION MAKING; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; REAL OPTIONS ANALYSIS;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; INVESTMENT; LIQUEFACTION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTION POLICY; POLLUTION TAX;

CHINA;

EID: 84905746826     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.068     Document Type: Article

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