Regional disparities in carbon dioxide reduction from China's uniform carbon tax: A perspective on interfactor/interfuel substitution

Energy

Volumn 74, Issue C, 2014, Pages 131-139

  Yang, Mian ^a,b   Fan, Ying ^b   Yang, Fuxia ^c   Hu, Hui ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; CO2 emissions reduction; Interfactor interfuel substitution; Regional disparities

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; POLLUTION CONTROL; TAXATION;

A-CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION; CARBON TAXES; EAST COAST; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; INTERFACTOR/INTERFUEL SUBSTITUTION; RAPID PROCESS; REGIONAL DISPARITIES;

CARBON;

EID: 84927693842     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.056     Document Type: Article

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