Structure of the Global Virtual Carbon Network: Revealing Important Sectors and Communities for Emission Reduction

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 307-320

  Liang, Sai ^a   Feng, Yu ^a   Xu, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide (CO2); Complex networks; Industrial ecology; Input output analysis (IOA); Supply chain; Trade

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHAINS; COMMERCE; COMPLEX NETWORKS; EMISSION CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; EMISSION REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; POLICY INTERVENTION; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL CHANGE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84927910289     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12242     Document Type: Article

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