Analysis of the Relative Price in China’s Energy Market for Reducing the Emissions from Consumption
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature
3. Methodology and Data
3.1. Methodology
3.2. Grey Correlation Analysis
3.3. Data
4. Calculation
5. Results and Discussion
6. Conclusions
6.1. Policy Implications
6.2. Limitations and Future Research Directions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Jiang, S.; Guo, J.; Yang, C.; Ding, Z.; Tian, L. Analysis of the Relative Price in China’s Energy Market for Reducing the Emissions from Consumption. Energies 2017, 10, 656. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10050656
Jiang S, Guo J, Yang C, Ding Z, Tian L. Analysis of the Relative Price in China’s Energy Market for Reducing the Emissions from Consumption. Energies. 2017; 10(5):656. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10050656
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Shumin, Jingtao Guo, Chen Yang, Zhanwen Ding, and Lixin Tian. 2017. "Analysis of the Relative Price in China’s Energy Market for Reducing the Emissions from Consumption" Energies 10, no. 5: 656. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10050656