A European perspective on recent trends in US climate policy

European Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 257-275

  Moslener, Ulf ^a   Sturm, Bodo ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Emission trading; Environmental regulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849153966     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: 10990976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.486     Document Type: Review

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