Trading schemes, risks, and costs: The cases of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and the Renewables Obligation

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 938-953

  Toke, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RISK FACTOR; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 65949107842     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0728j     Document Type: Article

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