Evaluation Method for Science and Technology Performance on Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction

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  • Lin-Jia Zhao School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China; Author
  • Wei-Hua Zeng School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China; Author
  • Jia-Rui Zhang School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China; Author
  • Jin-Nan Wang Key Laboratory of Environmental Planning and Policy Simulation, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, No. 8 DayangfangBeiyuan Road, Beijing 100012, China Author
  • Hong-Qiang Jiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Planning and Policy Simulation, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, No. 8 DayangfangBeiyuan Road, Beijing 100012, China Author

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https://doi.org/10.5890/JEAM.2015.09.007

Abstract

the different meanings and measures. We agree with Odum (1996) that

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Zhao, L.-J., Zeng, W.-H., Zhang, J.-R., Wang, J.-N., & Jiang, H.-Q. (2026). Evaluation Method for Science and Technology Performance on Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction. Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management, 3(3), 285-297. https://doi.org/10.5890/JEAM.2015.09.007