Including aviation in the European emissions trading scheme: Impacts on the industry, CO2 emissions and macroeconomic activity in the EU

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-105

  Anger, Annela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air transport; Climate change; CO2 emissions; Emissions trading

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; EUROPEAN UNION; MACROECONOMICS; MODELING; SIMULATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 75549088935     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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