Can China achieve its carbon intensity target by 2020 while sustaining economic growth?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 209-216

  Zhu, Bangzhu ^a   Wang, Kefan ^b   Chevallier, Julien ^c,d   Wang, Ping ^a   Wei, Yi Ming ^e  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuyi University   (China)

^c IPAG Business School ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^e BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon intensity; China; Contribution evaluation; Economic growth; Energy structure adjustment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; POLICY APPROACH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84941954167     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.08.015     Document Type: Article

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