The 'Cost' of Climate Change: How Carbon Emissions Allowances are Accounted for Amongst European Union Companies

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-67

  Warwick, Peter ^a   Ng, Chew ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84857963767     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2011.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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