How to design and use the clean development mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol? A developing country perspective

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-30

  Germain, M ^a,b   Magnus, A ^b   Van Steenberghe, V ^b,c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Federal Service of Health   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Absolute vs relative baselines; Clean development mechanism; Kyoto protocol; Low hanging fruits issue

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LOW HANGING FRUITS ISSUE;

EMISSION CONTROL;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 34547418630     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9066-3     Document Type: Article

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