Greenhouse gas emissions from current and enhanced policies of China until 2030: Can emissions peak before 2030?

Energy Policy

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 224-236

  den Elzen, Michel ^a   Fekete, Hanna ^b   Höhne, Niklas ^b,c   Admiraal, Annemiek ^a   Forsell, Nicklas ^d   Hof, Andries F ^a,e   Olivier, Jos G J ^a   Roelfsema, Mark ^a   van Soest, Heleen ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b New Climate Institute   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate agreement; National climate and energy policies; Renewable targets

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND USE;

CLIMATE AGREEMENT; EMISSION LEVEL; EMISSION PROJECTIONS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; GHG EMISSION; LAND USE MODELS; POLICY MEASURES; REDUCTION TARGETS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CHINA;

EID: 84952917056     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.11.030     Document Type: Article

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