Skills constraints and the low carbon transition

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-57

  Jagger, Nick ^a   Foxon, Tim ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

low carbon society; market failure; technological change; training and skills

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GOVERNMENT; MARKET TRANSITION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870884854     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2012.709079     Document Type: Article

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