The impact of the EU-US Open Skies agreement on international travel and carbon dioxide emissions

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Mayor, Karen ^a   Tol, Richard S J ^a,b,c  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; International tourism; Open Skies agreement

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38649119507     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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