How do the appliance energy standards work in China? Evidence from room air conditioners

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 833-840

  Yu, Hao ^a   Tang, Bao Jun ^a   Yuan, Xiao Chen ^a   Wang, Shouyang ^b   Wei, Yi Ming ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 emission reduction; Electricity saving; Energy efficiency standard; Room air conditioner

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RURAL AREAS; STANDARDS;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY SAVING; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS; ENERGY REDUCTION; ENERGY STANDARDS; ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84911921585     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.09.072     Document Type: Article

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