A global review of insurance industry responses to climate change

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-359

  Mills, Evan ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy systems; Innovation; Insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349110806     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/gpp.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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