Global warming action of Taiwan's semiconductor/TFT-LCD industries: How does voluntary agreement work in the IT industry?

Technology in Society

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-254

  Lo, Shih Fang ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Global warming; Greenhouse gas emissions; IT industry; Kyoto Protocol; Semiconductor industry; Taiwan; TFT LCD industry; Voluntary agreements

Indexed keywords

IT INDUSTRY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; TAIWAN; TFT-LCD INDUSTRY; VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH;

INDUSTRY;

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77956895430     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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