Norm Conflict in Climate Governance: Greenhouse Gas Accounting and the Problem of Consumption

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-29

  Harris, Paul G ^a   Symons, Jonathan ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 84880748736     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/GLEP_a_00151     Document Type: Article

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