Rent-seeking and grandfathering: The case of GHG trade in the EU

Energy and Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-80

  Brandt, Urs Steiner ^a   Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emission trading; EU; Grandfathering; Greenhouse gases; Kyoto protocol; Lobbyism; Rent seeking

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSES; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

EMISSION REDUCTION; GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG); RENT SEEKING THEORY;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EMISSIONS TRADING; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; RENT SEEKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1642388632     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830504322986501     Document Type: Article

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