What's in a name? the covenant of mayors as transnational environmental regulation

Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-90

  Heyvaert, Veerle ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875700614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20500386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/reel.12009     Document Type: Article

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