Does a regional greenhouse gas policy make sense? A case study of carbon leakage and emissions spillover

Energy Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 667-675

  Chen, Yihsu ^a  

^a Merced   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 leakage; Electric market; Emissions trading

Indexed keywords

CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM; CARBON LEAKAGE; CO2 LEAKAGE; DEMAND ELASTICITIES; ELECTRIC MARKET; ELECTRICITY MARKET MODEL; EMISSIONS TRADING; LOCAL CLIMATE; REGIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKETS;

AIR QUALITY; COMMERCE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND ELASTICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLLUTION TAX;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651027603     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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