Australia's carbon pricing mechanism

Climate Law

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 583-603

  Caripis, Lisa ^a   Peel, Jacqueline ^a   Godden, Lee ^a   Keenan, Rodney J ^a  

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EID: 84870026827     PISSN: 18786553     EISSN: 18786561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/cl-2011-052     Document Type: Article

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