Risk governance for geological storage of CO2 under the clean development mechanism

Climate Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-87

  Pollak, Melisa ^a   Wilson, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Carbon capture and storage (CCS); Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); Geological storage; Risk governance; Seepage; Site characterization; Technology transfer; Time

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 60849118379     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cpol.2008.0528     Document Type: Article

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