The design of optimal climate policy with air pollution co-benefits

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 696-722

  Muller, Nicholas Z ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Electric power generation; Local air pollution; Transportation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE POLICY; CO-POLLUTANTS; DAMAGE ESTIMATES; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST CURVES; POLICY DESIGN; REGULATORY PROGRAM; SOURCE LOCATION; SOURCE TYPES;

AGGREGATES; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ESTIMATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPTIMIZATION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRANSPORTATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866524512     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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