Ecological Modernisation and the Governance of Carbon: A Critical Analysis

Antipode

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 682-703

  Bailey, Ian ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^b   Newell, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability and outcome deficits; Carbon markets; Climate governance; Ecological modernisation; Legitimacy; Political drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH;

EUROPE;

EID: 79955725084     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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