Have Market-oriented Reforms Decoupled China’s CO2 Emissions from Total Electricity Generation? An Empirical Analysis

Have Market-oriented Reforms Decoupled China’s CO2 Emissions from Total Electricity Generation? An Empirical Analysis

Achieving the decoupling of electric CO2 emissions from total electricity generation is important in ensuring the sustainable socioeconomic development of China. To realize this, China implemented market-oriented reforms to its electric power industry at the beginning of 2003. This study used the Ta...

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Main Authors: Wei Shang, Guifen Pei, Conor Walsh, Ming Meng, Xiangsong Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
Tapio decoupling index
Laspeyres decomposition
electric power industry
CO2 emissions
China
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/5/468

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