The European Union: The polycentric climate policy leader?

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-90

  Rayner, Tim ^a   Jordan, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY;

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; ADAPTATION POLICIES; CLIMATE POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNAL SOURCE; INTERNATIONAL POLICIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; LEADERSHIP;

EUROPE;

EID: 84874334886     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.205     Document Type: Article

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