The impact of discounting emission credits on the competitiveness of different CDM host countries

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-42

  Castro, Paula ^a   Michaelowa, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abatement; Clean Development Mechanism; Climate policy; Costs; Developing countries; Discounting; Kyoto Protocol

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; KYOTO PROTOCOL; PIPELINE;

ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77957748752     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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