Synergisms between climate change mitigation and adaptation: An insurance perspective

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 809-842

  Mills, Evan ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Economic development; Energy efficiency; Insurance; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; MITIGATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYNERGISM;

EID: 34447096809     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-007-9101-x     Document Type: Article

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