Funding low carbon cities: local perspectives on opportunities and risks

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 514-529

  Sullivan, Rory ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^a   Webber, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate finance; local government; low carbon cities; low carbon investment; public policy

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; CARBON EMISSION; COMPETITIVENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY APPROACH; TRANSACTION COST; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879549999     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2012.745113     Document Type: Article

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