Emissions trading in New Zealand: Development, challenges and design

Environmental Politics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 657-675

  Bullock, David ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

agriculture lobby; climate policy; emissions trading; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84863970907     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2012.688359     Document Type: Article

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