Driving factors behind carbon dioxide emissions in China: A modified production-theoretical decomposition analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 252-260

  Wang, Qunwei ^a   Chiu, Yung Ho ^b   Chiu, Ching Ren ^c  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Driving factors; PDA

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; DRIVING FACTORS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; PDA; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 84940183876     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2015.07.009     Document Type: Article

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