Carbon emissions reductions and technology gaps in the world's factory, 1990-2012

Energy Policy

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-37

  Zhang, Ning ^a   Wang, Bing ^a   Chen, Zhongfei ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions performance; Chinese manufacturing industry; Meta frontier approach; Non radial directional distance function

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPETITION; EMISSION CONTROL; MANUFACTURE;

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS; CHINESE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; META-FRONTIER APPROACH;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MANUFACTURING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CHINA;

EID: 84958233552     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.12.042     Document Type: Article

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