The impacts of provincial energy and environmental policies on air pollution control in China

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 386-394

  Zheng, Shiming ^a   Yi, Hongtao ^b   Li, Hui ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; China; Energy policy; Environmental policy

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHINA; CLEANER PRODUCTION; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EMISSION REDUCTIONS; ENERGY-SAVING REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIALISATION; MANUFACTURING CENTERS; POLICY TOOLS;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 84929454253     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.04.088     Document Type: Review

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