Identifying carbon leakage sectors in the EU ETS and implications of results

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-109

  Juergens, Ingmar ^a   Barreiro Hurlé, Jesús ^b   Vasa, Alexander ^c  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

carbon leakage assessment; climate change; emissions trading scheme; European Union

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84870892391     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2011.649590     Document Type: Article

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