Offsetting greenhouse gas emissions in the Himalaya? Clean development dams in Himachal Pradesh, India

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-304

  Erlewein, Alexander ^a   Nüsser, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

carbon offsetting; Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); climate change mitigation; Himachal Pradesh; Hydropower; India; renewable energy; sustainability

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 82655180474     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00054.1     Document Type: Article

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