Measuring eco-efficiency based on green indicators and potentials in energy saving and undesirable output abatement

Energy Economics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-26

  Rashidi, Kamran ^a   Farzipoor Saen, Reza ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Eco efficiency; Energy saving; Green index; Pure eco performance; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; GREEN INDICES; ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; PURE ECO-PERFORMANCE; SPEARMAN CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ABATEMENT COST; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; OECD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; FINLAND; IRELAND; NEW ZEALAND; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84929649050     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.04.018     Document Type: Article

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