An analysis of the relationship between the additionality of CDM projects and their contribution to sustainable development

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-248

  Alexeew, Johannes ^a   Bergset, Linda ^a   Meyer, Kristin ^a   Petersen, Juliane ^a   Schneider, Lambert ^a   Unger, Charlotte ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additionality; CDM projects; Clean development mechanism (CDM); Sustainable development; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 77955552181     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-010-9121-y     Document Type: Article

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