Fiscal instruments: Crucial role in financing low carbon transition in energy systems

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 261-269

  Roy, Joyashree ^a   Ghosh, Duke ^a   Ghosh, Anupa ^b   Dasgupta, Shyamasree ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b The Bhowanipur Education Society College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FISCAL POLICY; LITERATURE REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84879410692     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.05.003     Document Type: Review

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