Measuring regional efficiency of energy and carbon dioxide emissions in China: A chance constrained DEA approach

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 351-361

  Zha, Yong ^a   Zhao, Linlin ^a   Bian, Yiwen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions uncertainty; Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Energy and CO2 emissions efficiency; Stochastic DEA model

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CHANCE-CONSTRAINED DEA; CHANCE-CONSTRAINED PROGRAMMING; DEA MODELS; EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84948710639     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2015.07.021     Document Type: Article

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