National implications of a 50% global reduction of greenhouse gases, and its feasibility in Japan

Sustainability Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-143

  Matsuoka, Yuzuru ^a   Fujino, Junichi ^b   Kainuma, Mikiko ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burden sharing; Climate change; Innovation; Long term target; Low carbon society

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049098621     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-008-0046-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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