International diversification of investments in climate change mitigation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 181-193

  Springer, Urs ^a,b  

^a Inst F Wirtsch und Ökologie   (Switzerland)

^b ECOPLAN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Emissions trading; Investment; Portfolio diversification; Risk

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; INVESTMENT;

EID: 0344237373     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(03)00136-8     Document Type: Article

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