The role of biotic carbon stocks in stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations at safe levels

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-109

  Lashof, Daniel ^a   Hare, Bill ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL   (United States)

^b Greenpeace International   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon stocks; Global carbon cycle; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Kyoto Protocol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001636232     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(98)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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