The effects of economic and policy incentives on carbon mitigation technologies

Energy Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 563-578

  Newell, Richard G ^a   Jaffe, Adam B ^b,c   Stavins, Robert N ^a,d  

^a Resource for the Future ^*  (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Emission reduction; Incentives; Policy; Technology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY;

EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY USE; POLICY INCENTIVES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 33748913003     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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