Dealing with fixed emissions ceilings in an uncertain future: Offsetting under environmental integrity

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-32

  Wagner, Fabian ^a   Schöpp, Wolfgang ^a   Amann, Markus ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Air pollution; CLRTAP; Emission offsetting; Environmental integrity; Flexible mechanism; GAINS model; Gothenburg Protocol

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CEILINGS; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; FINANCE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

CLRTAP; CONDITION; EMISSION OFFSETTING; ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY; EXCHANGE RATES; FLEXIBLE MECHANISMS; GOTHENBURG PROTOCOLS; GREENHOUSE GAS - AIR POLLUTION INTERACTION AND SYNERGY MODEL; GREENHOUSES GAS; TRANS-BOUNDARY AIR POLLUTIONS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUTURE PROSPECT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; POLLUTION POLICY;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUROPE; EUTROPHICATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879440022     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.054     Document Type: Article

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