Top-down approaches for sharing GHG emission reductions: uncertainties and sensitivities in the 27 European Union Member States

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 723-734

  Saikku, Laura ^a   Soimakallio, Sampo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Effort sharing; EU27; GHG emissions; GHG intensity of economy; Top down approach

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 54049084492     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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