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Economic development and carbon dioxide emissions in China: Provincial panel data analysis
Du, Limin; Wei, Chu; Cai, Shenghua - In: China Economic Review 23 (2012) 2, pp. 371-384
This paper investigates the driving forces, emission trends and reduction potential of China's carbon dioxide (CO2 … industry structure are the most important factors affecting China's CO2 emissions, while the impacts of energy consumption … speed is significant. Scenario simulations further show that per capita and aggregate CO2 emissions of China will increase …
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Estimating the Marginal Abatement Costs of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in China: A Parametric Analysis
DU, Limin; Hanley, Aoife; WEI, Chu - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013
This paper investigates the technical inefficiency, shadow price and substitution elasticity of CO2 emissions of China … output distance function, we show that China’s technical inefficiency increases over the period implying further scope for CO …). Additionally, increasingly steep substitution elasticity highlights the difficult reality of reducing China’s CO2 emissions …
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China’s CO2 Emissions from Power Generating Stations – A First Exploration
Du, Limin; Hanley, Aoife; Rehdanz, Katrin - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014
Our analysis is the first of its kind to explore patterns of subsidization and CO2 emissions in China’s electricity … producing sector. Applying data for all power plants across China and controlling for the age, capacity and location of … disproportionate share of CO2 emissions. This distortion is incongruent with China’s aspiration for a greener economy but may be …
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Economics of Climate Change in East Asia
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
This regional study includes the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia and examines …
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A comparative study of bioenergy consumption and CO2 emissions in Tibetan region of China
Ding, Wenguang; Xu, Luan; Ye, Weifeng - In: Renewable Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 344-350
Bioenergy is an important energy source for Tibetans. To compensate for the lack of a comparative study on household bioenergy consumption and CO2 emissions among farming region, farming-pastoral region, pastoral region, and forest edge zones in Tibetan area, the authors conducted the...
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Carbon dioxide emissions and growth of the manufacturing sector: Evidence for China
Lin, Boqiang; Moubarak, Mohamed; Ouyang, Xiaoling - In: Energy 76 (2014) C, pp. 830-837
China. On this issue, an empirical study is provided on the relation between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and industrial …
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CCS Retrofit: Analysis of the Globally Installed Coal-Fired Power Plant Fleet
Finkenrath, Matthias; Smith, Julian; Volk, Dennis - Agence Internationale de l'Énergie - 2012
Electricity generation from coal is still growing rapidly and energy scenarios from the IEA expect a possible increase from today's 1 600 GW of coal-fired power plants to over 2 600 GW until 2035. This trend will increase the lock-in of carbon intensive electricity sources, while IEA assessments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277058
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Economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions: Empirical evidence from China
Halkos, George; Tzeremes, Nickolaos - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Using time series data, this paper investigates China’s carbon emissions during 1960-2006, with particular focus on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246885
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The responsibility of CO<SUB align=right><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> embodied in Italy–China trade: a consumption-based approach
Andreoni, Valeria; Duriavig, Marco - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 3 (2011) 1, pp. 44-62
manufactured products between Italy and China from 1997 to 2003 and (2) the CO<SUB align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> emissions … avoided in Italy and China by importing products of bi-lateral trade. Adopting a consumption-based approach and applying the …="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> emitted in China and highlights that international trade contributes both to the increased CO<SUB align …
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Growth and environmental pollution: empirical evidence from China
Halkos, George E.; Tzeremes, Nickolaos G. - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 4 (2011) 3, pp. 144-157
Purpose – The rapid economic growth of China has attracted the attention of economists, researchers and politicians …. China is one of the largest economies in the world, with its gross domestic product (GDP) rising on an average above 9 … significant problem that economic growth causes. The purpose of this paper is to explore China's carbon emissions during 1960 …
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