The limited effect of EU emissions trading on corporate climate strategies: Comparison of a Swedish and a Norwegian pulp and paper company

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 516-525

  Gulbrandsen, Lars H ^a   Stenqvist, Christian ^b  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corporate climate strategies; Emissions trading; Pulp and paper industry

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE CLIMATE STRATEGIES; ELECTRICITY PRICES; EMISSIONS TRADING; EU EMISSIONS; MARKET FACTORS; PRODUCTION FACTORS; PULP AND PAPER; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

COMMERCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PULP;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; CORPORATE STRATEGY; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EUROPEAN UNION; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; PULPS;

EID: 84875217546     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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