Pathways to improve energy efficiency under carbon emission constraints in iron and steel industry: Using EBM, NCA and QCA approaches

Wang, Xiaoling; Zhang, Tianyue; Luo, Shiyu; Abedin, Abedin

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119206

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Pathways to improve energy efficiency under carbon emission constraints in iron and steel industry: Using EBM, NCA and QCA approaches

Xiaoling Wang

, Tianyue Zhang, Shiyu Luo, Abedin Abedin

Journal of Environmental Management, Volume: 348, Start page: 119206

Swansea University Author: Abedin Abedin

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Improving environmental performance of energy- and carbon-intensive sectors represented by the iron and steel (IS) industry is of utmost importance to address the challenges of resource depletion and climate change worldwide. This article adopts a global-super-Epsilon-Based Measure (EBM) model with...

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Pathways to improve energy efficiency under carbon emission constraints in iron and steel industry: Using EBM, NCA and QCA approaches

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