How offset programs assess and approve projects and credits

Carbon Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-134

  Kollmuss, Anja ^a   Lee, Carrie ^b   Lazaru, Michael ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST-PRACTICES; CARBON MARKETS; DECISION-MAKING STRUCTURE; POLICY MAKERS; PROGRAM DESIGN; PROGRAM PERFORMANCE;

COMMERCE;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 79955043818     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.10.6     Document Type: Article

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