Mechanisms for linking emissions trading schemes

Climate Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-184

  Mehling, Michael ^a   Haites, Erik ^b  

^a ECOLOGIC INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Margaree Consultants Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon market; Emissions trading; EU ETS; Kyoto protocol; Linking

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 67649432533     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/cpol.2008.0524     Document Type: Article

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