The Contours of "Cap and Trade": The Evolution of Emissions Trading Systems for Greenhouse Gases

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-106

  Betsill, Michele ^a   Hoffmann, Matthew J ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cap and trade; Emissions trading; Kyoto Protocol

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 79751481935     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2010.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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