Policy challenges for livestock emissions abatement: Lessons from New Zealand

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 110-133

  Cooper, Mark H ^a   Boston, Jonathan ^b   Bright, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

agricultural emissions; Annex I; emissions trading scheme; livestock; mitigation policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84870927168     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2012.699786     Document Type: Article

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