Clean development mechanism and least developed countries: Changing the rules for greater participation

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 436-452

  de Lopez, Thanakvaro ^a   Tin, Ponlok ^b   Iyadomi, Keisuke ^c   Santos, Sergio ^d   McIntosh, Bridget ^e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Cambodian Climate Change Office   (Cambodia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES   (Japan)

^d Terrasystemics   (Portugal)

^e Carbon Bridge ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clean development mechanism; Climate change; Least developed countries; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MITIGATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 70749151207     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496509347744     Document Type: Article

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