The analysis of country-to-country CDM permit trading using the gravity model in international trade

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-13

  Wang, Haifeng ^a   Firestone, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Development Mechanism; International Trade

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ECONOMETRIC MODEL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY; INTERNET CONNECTION;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLICY APPROACH; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 77049089924     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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