Different rays of sunlight: Understanding information disclosure and carbon transparency

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 579-592

  Matisoff, Daniel C ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change policy; Environmental reporting; Information disclosure

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON INTENSITY; CARBON MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; CONTROL GROUPS; DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES; EMISSIONS INTENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING; INFORMATION DISCLOSURE; PANEL DATA; PLANT LEVEL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; INDUSTRY;

CARBON;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873202893     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.049     Document Type: Article

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