Fixing the EU emissions trading system? understanding the post-2012 changes

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 101-123

  Skjærseth, Jon Birger ^a   Wettestad, Jørgen ^a  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 78649266448     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/GLEP_a_00033     Document Type: Article

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