Optimal climate policy under the possibility of a catastrophe

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-317

  Gjerde, Jon ^a   Grepperud, Sverre ^b   Kverndokk, Snorre ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER   (Norway)

^b ProSus   (Norway)

^c Frisch Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate catastrophes; CO2 emissions; Optimal policy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CATASTROPHES; GREENHOUSE GASES; OPTIMAL CLIMATE POLICY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 0033180564     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-7655(99)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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