How effective are energy efficiency and renewable energy in curbing CO2 emissions in the long run? A heterogeneous panel data analysis

Energy

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 734-745

  Özbuğday, Fatih Cemil ^a   Erbas, Bahar Celikkol ^b  

^a YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TOBB UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Common correlated effects estimator model; Energy efficiency; Global warming; Industrialization; Renewable resources

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CROSS SECTIONAL DEPENDENCE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; PANEL DATA ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HETEROGENEITY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PANEL DATA; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84926174411     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.084     Document Type: Article

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