Financial subsidies to the Australian fossil fuel industry

Energy Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-137

  Riedy, Chris ^a   Diesendorf, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sustainability Centre Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fossil fuels; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SUBSIDENCE;

DOMESTIC EMISSIONS CUTS;

FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037213948     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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