The evolution of emissions trading in the EU: Tensions between national trading schemes and the proposed EU directive

Climate Policy

Volumn 3, Issue SUPP 2, 2003, Pages

  Boemare, Catherine ^a   Quirion, Philippe ^a   Sorrell, Steve ^b  

^a Ctr Intl Rech sur l'Envrn/Devmt   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emissions trading; EU emissions trading scheme; Policy interaction

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSIONS TRADING; EUROPEAN UNION; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0346334263     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clipol.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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