The Clean Development Mechanism and low carbon development: A panel data analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1033-1040

  Huang, Yongfu ^a   Barker, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Clean Development Mechanism; CO 2 emissions; Developing countries; Heterogeneous dynamic panels

Indexed keywords

CDM PROJECTS; CHINA; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; EMISSION CREDIT; EMISSION REDUCTION; HETEROGENEOUS DYNAMICS; HOST COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LOW CARBON;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; PANEL DATA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84862219562     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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