Cross-Country Polarisation in CO2 Emissions Per Capita in the European Union: Changes and Explanatory Factors

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 571-591

  Duro, Juan Antonio ^a   Padilla, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution of emissions; European Union; Mitigation agreements; Polarisation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CLIMATE POLICY; DEGREE OF POLARISATION; DISTRIBUTION OF EMISSIONS; ENDOGENOUS APPROACHES; ENERGY INTENSITY; EUROPEAN UNION; GROUP DIFFERENCES; MITIGATION OF CO2;

POLARIZATION;

ANTAGONISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; MITIGATION; POLARIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875476913     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-012-9607-x     Document Type: Article

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