Optimal intensity targets for greenhouse gas emissions trading under uncertainty

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-284

  Jotzo, Frank ^a   Pezzey, John C V ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Emissions trading; Intensity targets; Optimality; Simulation modelling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PUBLIC POLICY;

CLIMATE POLICY; EMISSIONS TRADING; INTENSITY TARGETS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ABATEMENT COST; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548162867     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9078-z     Document Type: Article

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