Cheating on climate change? Australia's challenge to global warming norms

Australian Journal of International Affairs

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-186

  Stevenson, Hayley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREIGN POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70449403664     PISSN: 10357718     EISSN: 1465332X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357710902895111     Document Type: Article

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