Optimal carbon dioxide abatement and technological change: Should emission taxes start high in order to spur R&D?

Climatic Change

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 335-355

  Greaker, Mads ^a   Pade, Lise Lotte ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ABATEMENT; CARBON TAXES; EMISSION QUOTA; EMISSION TARGETS; EMISSION TAXES; EMISSION TRADING; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PATENT PROTECTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; COMPUTER CRIME; EMISSION CONTROL; INNOVATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SIMULATORS; TAXATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ABATEMENT COST; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUROPEAN UNION; INNOVATION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION TAX;

EID: 71349087384     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9643-x     Document Type: Article

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