Russia's Climate Policy: International Bargaining and Domestic Modernisation

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1297-1322

  Henry, Laura A ^a   Sundstrom, Lisa McIntosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LEADERSHIP; MODERNIZATION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84864701327     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2012.701388     Document Type: Article

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