Organizing emissions trading: The barrier of domestic permit allocation

Energy Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 613-623

  Woerdman, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Domestic permit allocation; International GHG emissions trading; Political barriers

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADING;

ENERGY POLICY;

EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 0034738748     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(00)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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