Can the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) deliver?

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1600-1611

  Subbarao, Srikanth ^a   Lloyd, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); Energy supply; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CDM PROJECTS; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; COOPERATIVE VENTURES; ENERGY SUPPLY; KEY PROBLEMS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS; RURAL COMMUNITY;

EMISSION CONTROL; PLANNING; RATING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY POLICY;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 79952071140     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.12.036     Document Type: Article

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