Explaining the differential distribution of Clean Development Mechanism projects across host countries

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1132-1143

  Winkelman, Andrew G ^a   Moore, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Greenhouse gas emissions; Kyoto Protocol

Indexed keywords

CARBON INTENSITY; CDM PROJECTS; CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CO-PRODUCTS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EMERGING MARKETS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; GROWING MARKETS; HOST COUNTRIES; HUMAN CAPITALS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ME-XICO;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PROFITABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLLUTION POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 79952068560     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.11.036     Document Type: Article

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