National climate policies in international comparison: The Climate Change Cooperation Index

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-206

  Bernauer, Thomas ^a   Böhmelt, Tobias ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate Change Cooperation Index; Climate Change Performance Index; Climate policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84868555602     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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