The FAIR model: A tool to analyse environmental and costs implications of regimes of future commitments

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-134

  Den Elzen, Michel G J ^a   Lucas, Paul L ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ALLOCATION MODEL; EMISSION ALLOWANCES; EMISSION INTENSITY; EMISSIONS TRADING; INITIAL ALLOCATIONS; INTERNATIONAL REGIMES; MULTISTAGE APPROACH; POLICY DECISIONS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ABATEMENT COST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FUTURE PROSPECT; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 24644498087     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-005-4647-z     Document Type: Article

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