International inequality in CO2 emissions: A new factorial decomposition based on Kaya factors

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-24

  Remuzgo, Lorena ^a   Sarabia, José María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Inequality decomposition; Kaya factors; Theil index

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY; EMPLOYMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; POPULATION GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

TORREYA NUCIFERA;

EID: 84935033924     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.05.020     Document Type: Article

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