The incredible economics of geoengineering

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-54

  Barrett, Scott ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Free riding; Geoengineering; Governance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOLAR RADIATION;

FREE RIDING; GEOENGINEERING;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENHOUSE GAS; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 38349051423     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9174-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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