A DEA approach for estimating the agricultural energy and environmental efficiency of EU countries

G Vlontzos, S Niavis, B Manos - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study attempts to evaluate the energy and environmental efficiency of the primary
sectors of the EU member state countries. The evaluation is based on a non-radial Data …

China's regional industrial energy efficiency and carbon emissions abatement costs

K Wang, YM Wei - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Evaluating the energy and emissions efficiency, measuring the energy saving and
emissions reduction potential, and estimating the carbon price in China at the regional level …

A bottom-up analysis of China's iron and steel industrial energy consumption and CO2 emissions

W Chen, X Yin, D Ma - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
China's steel industry has grown significantly since the mid-1990s, and has been the
backbone of Chinese heavy industry. It is also the most energy intensive industrial sector in …

Co-benefits of energy efficiency improvement and air pollution abatement in the Chinese iron and steel industry

S Zhang, E Worrell, W Crijns-Graus, F Wagner… - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
In 2010, China was responsible for 45% of global steel production, while consuming 15.8 EJ
of final energy and emitting 1344 Mt CO 2eq, 8.4 Mt of PM (particulate matter) emissions …

The evaluation of transportation energy efficiency: An application of three-stage virtual frontier DEA

Q Cui, Y Li - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, transportation energy efficiency is newly defined and its inputs and outputs are
obtained through literature review. Labor input, capital input and energy input are selected …

An empirical analysis of China's energy efficiency from both static and dynamic perspectives

Z Wang, C Feng, B Zhang - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Utilizing the global DEA (data envelopment analysis), this paper analyzes China's energy
efficiency from both static and dynamic perspectives based on China's provincial panel data …

China's total factor energy efficiency of provincial industrial sectors

Z Xiaoli, Y Rui, M Qian - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The index of TFEE (total-factor energy efficiency) is used to assess the level of energy
consumption to produce economic output (GDP (gross domestic product)) based on multi …

Estimates of the potential for energy conservation and CO2 emissions mitigation based on Asian-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM): the case of the iron and steel industry …

Z Wen, F Meng, M Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2014 - Elsevier
To evaluate the potential for energy conservation and CO 2 emissions mitigation in China's
iron and steel industry during 2010 and 2020, a detailed model was developed and applied …

The changing trend and influencing factors of energy efficiency: the case of nine countries

Q Cui, H Kuang, C Wu, Y Li - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Energy shortage is exacerbated by energy wastage and low efficiency, so energy efficiency
has become a popular research topic. However, in most studies, the inputs and outputs of …

Energy efficiency evaluation for regions in China: an application of DEA and Malmquist indices

AH Wu, YY Cao, B Liu - Energy efficiency, 2014 - Springer
With the development of economy, the impression of energy and environment is increasing,
and improving energy efficiency plays a vital role in the sustainable economic development …