The impact of trade on fuel-related mercury emissions in Beijing—evidence from three-scale input-output analysis

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 75, Issue , 2017, Pages 742-752

  Li, J S ^a   Chen, G Q ^b   Chen, B ^b   Yang, Q ^a   Wei, W D ^c   Wang, P ^d   Dong, K Q ^e   Chen, H P ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e China Science and Technology Exchange Center   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Fuel; Mercury emissions; Three scale input output analysis; Trade

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MERCURY (METAL); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

BEIJING; DOMESTIC ACTIVITY; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; INPUT/OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES; LOCAL ACTIVITY; MERCURY EMISSIONS; THREE-SCALE INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSE; URBAN ECONOMY;

FUELS;

EID: 85006999947     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.051     Document Type: Review

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