Influence of socioeconomic inertia and uncertainty on optimal CO2- emission abatement

Nature

Volumn 390, Issue 6657, 1997, Pages 270-273

  Ha Duong, M ^a   Grubb, M J ^b   Hourcade, J C ^a  

^a Ctr Intl Rech Sur l'E   (France)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSIONS CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANMGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; UNCERTAINITY;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0009540407     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/36825     Document Type: Article

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