Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: Challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa

Climate and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-340

  Schomer, Inka ^a   van Asselt, Harro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clean Development Mechanism; energy upgrade intervention; Programme of Activities; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LOW INCOME HOUSING; POLLUTION TAX; STAKEHOLDER;

SOUTH AFRICA;

POA;

EID: 84876058476     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2012.742845     Document Type: Article

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