EU emissions trading: Legitimacy and stringency

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 295-308

  Skjærseth, Jon Birger ^a  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Emissions trading; EU climate and energy package; EU ETS; Legitimacy

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 78149340654     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.541     Document Type: Article

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