Regional efforts to mitigate climate change in China: a multi-criteria assessment approach

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 45-66

  Mi, Zhi Fu ^a   Wei, Yi Ming ^a   He, Chen Qi ^a   Li, Hua Nan ^a   Yuan, Xiao Chen ^a   Liao, Hua ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon efficiency; Climate policy; Energy efficiency; Mitigation efforts; Non fossil energy; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84929631142     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-015-9660-1     Document Type: Article

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