Initiatives and market mechanisms for climate change actions in Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-40

  Begum, R A ^a   Abidin, R D Z R Z ^a   Pereira, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Clean development mechanism; Climate change; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MITIGATION; POLLUTION TAX; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 77956899705     PISSN: 19947887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2011.31.40     Document Type: Article

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