Bridging the Montreal-Kyoto gap

Science

Volumn 326, Issue 5955, 2009, Pages 940-941

  Cohen, Jeff ^a   Rau, Alex ^b,c   Brüning, Kristian ^b,c  

^a EOS Climate   (United States)

^b Climate Wedge Ltd   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; OZONE;

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; OZONE; POLLUTION TAX; STRATOSPHERE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FUNDING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CANADA; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; KYOTO; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 72449143720     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1176958     Document Type: Short Survey

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