A meaningful second commitment period for the Kyoto protocol

Economists' Voice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Olmstead, Sheila M ^a   Stavins, Robert N ^b,c  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University Fellow of Resources for the Future   (United States)

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EID: 34347249196     PISSN: 15533832     EISSN: 15533832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1230     Document Type: Article

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