How to design a border adjustment for the European Union Emissions Trading System?

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 5199-5207

  Monjon, Stéphanie ^a   Quirionn, Philippe ^a  

^a Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

Author keywords

Border adjustment; Carbon leakage; EU ETS

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS;

BORDER ADJUSTMENT; CARBON LEAKAGE; CLIMATE POLICY; DESIGN OPTION; EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPORTED PRODUCTS;

INTERNATIONAL LAW;

COMPETITIVENESS; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EUROPE;

EID: 79851479194     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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