Standardization of baseline and additionality determination under the CDM

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-209

  Hayashi, Daisuke ^a   Michaelowa, Axel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Perspectives GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

additionality; baseline; Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); Kyoto Protocol; performance standards

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; KYOTO PROTOCOL; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84873290241     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2013.745114     Document Type: Article

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