General equilibrium effects of a supply side GHG mitigation option under the Clean Development Mechanism

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-341

  Timilsina, Govinda R ^a   Shrestha, Ram M ^b  

^a Canadian Energy Research Institute   (Canada)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clean Development Mechanism; General equilibrium analysis; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Supply side CDM options

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSE; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; MITIGATION OPTIONS; SUPPLY SIDE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM OPTION; SUPPLY SIDES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; THERMAL POWER; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; THAILAND; UNITED NATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 33746477594     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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