Varieties of carbon governance: The clean development mechanism in Brazil-a success story challenged

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-424

  Friberg, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Carbon governance; CDM; Climate change

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; STAKEHOLDER;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70749087830     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496509347092     Document Type: Article

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