Synergy of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions of Chinese industries: A critical assessment of energy models

Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 2436-2450

  Zhang, Shaohui ^a   Worrell, Ernst ^a   Crijns Graus, Wina ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air quality; China; Energy efficiency; Energy models; Industry; Technology change

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; CHINA; ENERGY MODEL; ENERGY-ECONOMY MODELS; INDUSTRIAL ENERGY USE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY USE; TECHNOLOGY CHANGE; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

AIR QUALITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 84975864747     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.10.088     Document Type: Article

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