A review of the role and remit of the committee on climate change

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 466-473

  McGregor, Peter G ^a   Kim Swales, J ^a   Winning, Matthew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Independent body; Time inconsistency

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVING IT; BANK OF ENGLAND; CARBON POLICY; INDEPENDENT BODY; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEES; MONITORING FUNCTIONS; POLICY GOALS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; TIME FRAME; TIME-INCONSISTENCY;

CARBON; ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855973318     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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