White certificates and domestic offset schemes: Possible synergies

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-205

  Oikonomou, Vlasis ^a   Flamos, Alexandros ^b   Spyridaki, Niki Artemis ^b   van der Gaast, Wytze ^a   De Dominicis, Ariane ^c   Chung, Nicolas ^c  

^a Joint Implementation Network   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^c CDC Climat Research   (France)

Author keywords

Domestic offsets; Emissions trading scheme; GHG mitigation; Market based instruments; White certificates

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERTIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84855892285     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9320-z     Document Type: Article

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