Encouraging low carbon policies through a Local Emissions Trading Scheme (LETS)

Cities

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 576-582

  Torres, Miguel ^a   Pinho, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cap and trade; Climate change; Forestry; Land use planning; Local authorities; Transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE PLANNING;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 80053313832     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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