Sequestration offsets versus direct emission reductions: Consideration of environmental co-effects

Ecological Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 564-571

  Elbakidze, Levan ^a   McCarl, Bruce A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE ROLE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 33845631287     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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