Adaptation financing in a global agreement: Is the adaptation levy appropriate?

Climate Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-504

  Eisenack, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

adaptation finance; Clean Development Mechanism; emissions reduction; international negotiations

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; EXPENDITURE; FINANCE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; NEGOTIATION PROCESS;

EID: 84861561482     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2012.674402     Document Type: Article

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