Decoupling and displaced emissions: on Swedish consumers, Chinese producers and policy to address the climate impact of consumption

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 134, Issue Part A, 2016, Pages 320-329

  Isenhour, Cindy ^a   Feng, Kuishuang ^b  

^a University of Maine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Climate policy; Decoupling; Efficiency; Sustainable consumption; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CHINA; CLIMATE POLICY; DECOUPLING; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; SWEDEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 84923902576     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.12.037     Document Type: Article

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