Carbon emission offsets for aviation-generated emissions due to international travel to and from New Zealand

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3438-3447

  Smith, Inga J ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air travel; Carbon emissions offsetting; International tourism

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAVEL; AIR TRAVELS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON EMISSIONS OFFSETTING; COLLECTIVE ACTION; INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT; INTERNATIONAL AVIATION; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL; KYOTO PROTOCOL; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL FEASIBILITY; SHEER SIZE; SHORT DURATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CIVIL AVIATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COLLECTIVE ACTION; EMISSION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; KYOTO PROTOCOL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 67650248595     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.046     Document Type: Article

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