Clearing the air: Incorporating air quality and environmental justice into climate policy

Climatic Change

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 801-814

  Boyce, James K ^a   Pastor, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CLEARING THE AIR; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION SOURCES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING;

POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884701818     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0832-2     Document Type: Article

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