Expectations on corporate climate action under regulatory uncertainty

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 403-419

  Buhr, Katarina ^a,b   Hjerpe, Mattias ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business; Climate change; Environmental regulations; Expectations; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; DATA PROCESSING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANCUN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUINTANA ROO;

EID: 84868596581     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17568691211277737     Document Type: Article

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