Analysing the costs and benefits of climate policy: Value judgements and scientific uncertainties

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 412-424

  Hof, Andries F ^a   den Elzen, Michel G J ^a   van Vuuren, Detlef P ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate policy; Cost benefit analysis; Emissions; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 53049100140     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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