Carbon trading: Current schemes and future developments

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6040-6054

  Perdan, Slobodan ^a   Azapagic, Adisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon trading; Emissions trading schemes; Greenhouse gas emissions

Indexed keywords

CARBON MARKETS; CARBON TRADING; CURRENT SCHEMES; ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT; EMISSIONS TRADING; EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES; FUTURE TRENDS; GLOBAL ECONOMICS; GRADUAL ENLARGEMENT; POLICY SHIFT; POLITICAL SUPPORT; TRADING SYSTEMS;

EMISSION CONTROL; EXPANSION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

COMMERCE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 80052722303     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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