Energy-related CO2 emission in European Union agriculture: Driving forces and possibilities for reduction

Applied Energy

Volumn 180, Issue , 2016, Pages 682-694

  Li, Tianxiang ^a   Baležentis, Tomas ^b   Makutėnienė, Daiva ^c   Streimikiene, Dalia ^d   Kriščiukaitienė, Irena ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics   (Lithuania)

^c VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^d LITHUANIAN ENERGY INSTITUTE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Carbon emission; Environmental efficiency; European Union; Index Decomposition Analysis; Shadow prices

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD SUPPLY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; EUROPEAN UNION; INDEX DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; SHADOW PRICE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD SECURITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDEX METHOD; POLICY MAKING; SHADOW PRICING;

BELGIUM; DENMARK; FINLAND; FRANCE; NETHERLANDS; POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE]; SWEDEN;

EID: 84981313626     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.031     Document Type: Article

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