China's carbon emissions embodied in (normal and processing) exports and their driving forces, 2006–2012

Energy Economics

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 414-422

  Su, Bin ^a   Thomson, Elspeth ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Emissions embodied in trade; Input output analysis; Processing exports; Structural decomposition analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; EMBODIED EMISSIONS; EMISSION INTENSITY; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS; OUTPUT ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS (SDA);

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON EMISSION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS TRADING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

CHINA;

EID: 84995700078     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2016.09.006     Document Type: Article

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