Taming of the few-The unequal distribution of greenhouse gas emissions from personal travel in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 224-238

  Brand, Christian ^a   Boardman, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas Emissions distribution; Travel behaviour

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS;

EMISSIONS DISTRIBUTION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36549073609     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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