The role of regional governments in climate change policy

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-182

  Galarraga, Ibon ^a   Gonzalez Eguino, Mikel ^a   Markandya, Anil ^a  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Governance; Regional policy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MITIGATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

BASQUE COUNTRY; SPAIN;

EID: 79957610023     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.572     Document Type: Article

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