The Australian carbon tax: A step in the right direction but not enough

Carbon Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 293-302

  Andersson, Fredrik N G ^a   Karpestam, Peter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CARBON TAXES; DEMAND-SIDE; ECONOMIC THEORIES; LOW-CARBON; POLICY MEASURES; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84861794263     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.12.18     Document Type: Review

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