Path-dependent climate policy: The history and future of emissions trading in Europe

European Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 261-275

  Woerdman, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; EUROPEAN UNION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 6944250192     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.362     Document Type: Article

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