Varieties of carbon governance: Utilizing the clean development mechanism for chinese priorities

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-394

  Schroeder, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon governance; China; Clean development mechanism

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CIVIL SOCIETY; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70749125542     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496509347083     Document Type: Article

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