Spatiotemporal characteristics, determinants and scenario analysis of CO2 emissions in China using provincial panel data

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Shaojian ^a   Fang, Chuanglin ^b,c   Li, Guangdong ^b,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY; POPULATION; PROVINCIAL PANEL DATA ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; URBANIZATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION;

EID: 84945352177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138666     Document Type: Article

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