US, China and the economics of climate negotiations

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-89

  Buchner, Barbara ^a   Carraro, Carlo ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agreements; Climate; Incentives; Negotiations; Policy

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCENTIVE; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646531852     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-005-1555-2     Document Type: Article

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