Assessing the designs and effectiveness of Japan's emissions trading scheme

Climate Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1337-1349

  Mochizuki, Junko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon market; climate change policies; emissions trading schemes; Japan

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS;

JAPAN;

EID: 84860768664     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2011.579289     Document Type: Article

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