Mitigation Portfolio and Policy Instruments When Hedging Against Climate Policy and Technology Uncertainty

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 123-136

  de Cian, Enrica ^a   Massimo, Tavoni ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Information and uncertainty; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL STORAGE; ENERGY STORAGE; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INVESTMENTS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; EMISSION PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION AND UNCERTAINTY; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS; MITIGATION; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING; TECHNOLOGY UNCERTAINTY;

FINANCIAL MARKETS;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855357462     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-011-9279-x     Document Type: Article

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