Evaluating the economic, ecological and sustainable feasibility of projects under the clean development mechanism: A case study from sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Green Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-278

  Göke, Juliane ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case study; CDM; Clean development mechanism; Climate change; Green economics; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871414294     PISSN: 17449928     EISSN: 17449936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGE.2012.050971     Document Type: Article

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