Main drivers of changes in CO2 emissions in the Spanish economy: A structural decomposition analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 150-159

  Cansino, José M ^a,b,c   Román, Rocío ^a,b,c   Ordóñez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CIENTÍFICA DEL SUR   (Peru)

Author keywords

Climate mitigation policy; CO2 emissions; Spain; Structural decomposition analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE MITIGATIONS; CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; MITIGATION MEASURES; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; SPAIN; STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION; STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS (SDA);

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84952920490     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.11.020     Document Type: Article

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