Can multi-criteria rules fairly distribute climate burdens? OECD results from three burden sharing rules

Energy Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 777-793

  Ringius, Lasse ^a   Torvanger, Asbjørn ^a   Holtsmark, Bjart ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURDEN SHARING RULES; EQUITY CONCEPTS;

COST ACCOUNTING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ENERGY POLICY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EQUITY; OECD;

EID: 0032144632     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(98)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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