Directed technical change and the adoption of CO2 abatement technology: The case of CO2 capture and storage

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2879-2898

  Otto, Vincent M ^a   Reilly, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 capture and storage; Computable general equilibrium modeling; Directed technical change; Environmental policy; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CO2 CAPTURE AND STORAGE; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; DIRECTED TECHNICAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TECHNICAL CHANGES; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPETITIVENESS; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EID: 52049114895     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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