Carbon emissions and policies in China's building and construction industry: Evidence from 1994 to 2012

Building and Environment

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 94-103

  Lu, Yujie ^a   Cui, Peng ^a   Li, Dezhi ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon calculation; Carbon dioxide; Carbon policy; Construction industry; Decomposition; LMDI

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECOMPOSITION; EMISSION CONTROL;

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; CARBON POLICY; DECOMPOSITION METHODS; EMISSION REGULATION; EMISSIONS POLICIES; LMDI; PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE;

CONSTRUCTION;

BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 84941929119     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.09.011     Document Type: Article

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