Interpreting trade-related CO2 emission transfers

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-23

  Jakob, Michael ^a   Marschinski, Robert ^a,b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE POLICY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84871824745     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1630     Document Type: Review

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