Cost-effectiveness of the performance standard system to reduce CO2 emissions in Canada: A general equilibrium analysis

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-207

  Dissou, Yazid ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon permit; Emissions; Kyoto protocol; Performance standard; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION; CARBON PERMIT; KYOTO PROTOCOL; PERFORMANCE STANDARD;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24044502275     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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