Common but differentiated convergence (CDC): A new conceptual approach to long-term climate policy

Climate Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-199

  Höhne, Niklas ^a   den Elzen, Michel ^b   Weiss, Martin ^c  

^a ECOFYS Energy and Environment   (Germany)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c Me stelle Schauinsland   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convergence; International climate policy post 2012; Kyoto Protocol; Per capita emissions; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Indexed keywords

EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 33845301665     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2006.9685594     Document Type: Article

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