Carbon market and technology transfer: Statistical analysis for exploring implications

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-320

  Karakosta, Charikleia ^a   Doukas, Haris ^a   Psarras, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS NTUA   (Greece)

Author keywords

carbon market; clean development mechanism; climate change; sustainable development; technology transfer; time series analysis

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MITIGATION; PROJECT DESIGN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864834513     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.644638     Document Type: Article

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