The greenhouse development rights framework for global burden sharing: Reflection on principles and prospects

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-71

  Baer, Paul ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES;

ADAPTATION REQUIREMENTS; CLIMATE JUSTICES; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; GLOBAL CLIMATES; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; KEY FEATURE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; MITIGATION; MODELING;

EID: 84871446491     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.201     Document Type: Article

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