Urban energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Beijing: current and future

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 527-543

  Yu, Hao ^a   Pan, Su Yan ^a   Tang, Bao Jun ^a   Mi, Zhi Fu ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Wei, Yi Ming ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Energy consumption; LEAP model; Scenario analysis; Urban

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS; URBAN GROWTH;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; LEAP MODELS; NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; URBAN; URBAN ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84939997938     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-014-9305-3     Document Type: Article

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