Russia and the Kyoto protocol: Seeking an alignment of interests and image

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Henry, Laura A ^a   Sundstrom, Lisa McIntosh ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION; FOREIGN POLICY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 36849023101     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/glep.2007.7.4.47     Document Type: Review

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