Bottom-up policy lessons emerging from the Western Climate Initiative's development challenges

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-169

  Klinsky, Sonja ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cap and trade; domestic policy instruments; multi level governance; policy formation; political processes; Western Climate Initiative

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLLUTION TAX; TRADE AGREEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84873319890     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2012.712457     Document Type: Article

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