Bioenergy consumption in rural China: Evidence from a survey in three provinces

Energy Policy

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-145

  Zhang, Rui ^a,b   Wei, Taoyuan ^c   Glomsrød, Solveig ^c   Shi, Qinghua ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biomass; Energy transition; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AIR POLLUTION; CROPS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SURVEYS;

COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLICY INTERVENTION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

BIOMASS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS BURNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ENERGY;

CHINA; GUIZHOU; SHANXI; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84921867267     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.08.036     Document Type: Article

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