The UK's Climate Change Levy: Is it working?

Journal of Environmental Law

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-58

  Richardson, Benjamin J ^a   Chanwai, Kiri L ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; POLLUTION TAX;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0345686412     PISSN: 09528873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jel/15.1.39     Document Type: Article

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