Cutting costs of catching carbon-Intertemporal effects under imperfect climate policy

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 680-695

  Hoel, Michael ^a   Jensen, Svenn ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Climate change; Exhaustible resources; Green paradox; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON TAXES; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CLIMATE POLICY; EXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCES; GREEN PARADOX; POWER SECTOR; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

CARBON CAPTURE; COST REDUCTION; FOSSIL FUELS; PROFITABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUEL; INCENTIVE; INNOVATION; MODELING; POLLUTION TAX; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84866493087     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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