Oil exploration under climate treaties

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 493-516

  Berg, Elin ^a   Kverndokk, Snorre ^b   Rosendahl, Knut Einar ^c  

^a NORGES BANK   (Norway)

^b RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exhaustible resources; International climate treaties; Oil exploration

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION;

EID: 0036827951     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.2001.1211     Document Type: Article

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