Aviation and the environment in the context of the EU-US Open Skies agreement

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-95

  Mayor, Karen ^a   Tol, Richard S J ^a,b,c,d  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Climate policy; Externalities; International tourism; Open Skies agreement

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; SIMULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60749137377     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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