Improving Australian greenhouse gas reporting and financial analysis of carbon risk associated with investments

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-157

  Nelson, Tim ^a   Wood, Elizabeth ^a   Hunt, James ^a   Thurbon, Cathlin ^a  

^a AGL Energy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Climate change; Global warming; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858749137     PISSN: 20408021     EISSN: 2040803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20408021111162173     Document Type: Article

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