The safety valve and climate policy

Energy Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 481-491

  Jacoby, Henry D ^a   Ellerman, A Denny ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cap and trade; Climate; Safety valve

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; SAFETY VALVES;

CLIMATE POLICY;

ENERGY POLICY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 0141993335     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(03)00150-2     Document Type: Article

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