Sulfur dioxide emission reduction of power plants in China: Current policies and implications

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 133-143

  Liu, Xiying ^a   Lin, Boqiang ^b   Zhang, Yanjiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Flue gas desulfurization; On grid tariff premium policy

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DESULFURIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FINANCE; FLUE GASES; FLUES; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PLANTS; GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; MINING; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLLUTION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENTS; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84952000285     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.046     Document Type: Article

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