Interpreting estimated environmental Kuznets Curves for greenhouse gases

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-49

  Kolstad, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental kuznets curve (EKC); Greenhouse gases; Kuznets curve

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCOME; MODELING;

EID: 32944471392     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496505286132     Document Type: Article

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