Governance by EU emissions trading: Resistance or innovation in the oil industry?

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-48

  Skjærseth, Jon Birger ^a  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Corporate climate strategies; EU climate policy; EU ETS; Oil industry

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; INCENTIVE; INNOVATION; OIL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION TAX;

EUROPE;

EID: 84874390761     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-012-9201-2     Document Type: Article

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