Long run trends in energy-related external costs

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2380-2389

  Fouquet, Roger ^a,b  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Coal; Economic growth; Energy; External costs; Historical

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL; COAL SUPPLY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY BUDGET; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HISTORICAL RECORD; MITIGATION; POLICY MAKING; POWER GENERATION; STATE ROLE;

EID: 80053340176     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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