Regional low-carbon economy efficiency in China: analysis based on the Super-SBM model with CO2 emissions

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 163, Issue , 2017, Pages 202-211

  Zhang, Jiarui ^a   Zeng, Weihua ^a   Wang, Jinnan ^b   Yang, Fengle ^c   Jiang, Hongqiang ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning   (China)

^c Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

China; Low carbon economy efficiency; Malmquist productivity index; Theil index; Undesirable outputs Super SBM

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

CHINA; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY INDEX; THEIL INDICES; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUTS SUPER-SBM;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84936791886     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.111     Document Type: Article

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