Rapid climate change: An overview for economists

International Journal of Green Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-76

  Williams, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate feedbacks; Climate policy; Economics; Global warming; Greenhouse effect; Rapid climate change; THC; Thermohaline circulation; Tipping points

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649214830     PISSN: 17449928     EISSN: 17449936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGE.2009.026492     Document Type: Review

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