The behavioral impacts of firm-level energy-conservation goals in China's 11th five-year plan

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-92

  Wu, Dan ^a   Xu, Yuan ^a   Leung, Yee ^a   Yung, Chor Wing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INVESTMENTS;

BOUNDED RATIONALITY; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY-EFFICIENCY GAPS; NATIONAL PROGRAM; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POLLUTANT EMISSION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COMMERCIALIZATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; INVESTMENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHINA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; EMPIRICISM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INVESTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; HUMAN; POLICY; PROCEDURES;

CHINA;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; HUMANS; SOCIAL PLANNING;

EID: 84924951876     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5031596     Document Type: Article

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