The ethics of carbon offsetting

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-98

  Hyams, Keith ^a   Fawcett, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON REDUCTION; GAS CONCENTRATION;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 84874301936     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.207     Document Type: Article

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