Will China comply with its 2020 carbon intensity commitment?

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-117

  Cansino, José M ^a   Román, Rocío ^a   Rueda Cantuche, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air emission accountability; China; Greenhouse gases; Input output analysis; Multi sectorial analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHINESE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT;

EID: 84918507201     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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