Resources Science, Volume. 42, Issue 3, 536(2020)

Quantifying the mitigating effects and benefits from substituting wood biomass for coal in energy production in China

Aixin GENG1,1,2,2, Wenqi PAN1,1,2,2, and Hongqiang YANG1,1,2,2,3,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1.College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
  • 1.南京林业大学经济管理学院,南京210037
  • 2.Research Center for Economics and Trade in Forest Products, NFGA, Nanjing 210037, China
  • 2.国家林业和草原局林产品经济贸易研究中心,南京210037
  • 3.Center for the Yangtze River Delta’s Socioeconomic Development, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 3.南京大学长江三角洲经济社会发展研究中心,南京210093
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    Received: May. 14, 2019

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    Published Online: Sep. 17, 2020

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    DOI:10.18402/resci.2020.03.12

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