Estimating the environmental efficiency and marginal CO2 abatement cost of coal-fired power plants in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 347-356

  Du, Limin ^a   Mao, Jie ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coal fired Power Plants; Environmental Efficiency; Shadow Price

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; EFFICIENCY; EMISSION CONTROL; MINING; SURVEYS;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CHINA; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY OUTPUT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SHADOW PRICE;

FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

ABATEMENT COST; CARBON EMISSION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; SHADOW PRICING;

CHINA;

EID: 84940051765     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.06.022     Document Type: Article

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