Using economic instruments to address emissions from air transport in the European Union

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 189-209

  Mendes, Lucas M Z ^a   Santos, Georgina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon emissions; carbon permits; carbon tax; carbon trading; climate change; emissions aviation; emissions trading; EU ETS aviation; global warming; Pigouvian tax; taxes vs permits; tradable permits

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSIONS TRADING; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCENTIVE; RADIATIVE FORCING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 39649119472     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a39255     Document Type: Article

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