Climate policy, ecological modernization and the UK emission trading scheme

European Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-160

  von Malmborg, Fredrik ^a,b   Strachan, Peter A ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish EPA   (Sweden)

^c ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Emission trading; Environment; Policy reform

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20544455924     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.384     Document Type: Article

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