The role of a cap-and-trade market in reducing NOx and SO x emissions: Prospects and benefits for ships within the Northern European ECA

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-154

  Nikopoulou, Zoi ^a   Cullinane, Kevin ^b   Jensen, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abatement; Cap and trade; Emission control area; Emissions; NOx; SOx

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; CAP AND TRADE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEMS; SOX; NOX;

DUST ABATEMENT; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION; TANKERS (SHIPS); COMMERCE; FINANCE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SCRUBBERS; SHIPS;

COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL;

EID: 84880552063     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: 20413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1475090212459130     Document Type: Article

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