The economics of low stabilization: Model comparison of mitigation strategies and costs

Energy Journal

Volumn 31, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2010, Pages 11-48

  Edenhofer, Ottmar ^a   Knopf, Brigitte ^a   Barker, Terry ^b   Baumstark, Lavinia ^a   Bellevrat, Elie ^c   Chateau, Bertrand ^c   Criqui, Patrick ^f   Isaac, Morna ^d   Kitous, Alban ^c   Kypreos, Socrates ^e   Leimbach, Marian ^a   Lessmann, Kai ^a   Magné, Bertrand ^e   Scrieciu, Šerban ^b   Turton, Hal ^e   Van Vuuren, Detlef P ^d  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Enerdata Energy Services Company   (France)

^d PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^e PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

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EID: 77749319301     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/issn0195-6574-ej-vol31-nosi-2     Document Type: Article

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