Firm competitiveness and the European Union emissions trading scheme

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 1056-1064

  Chan, Hei Sing Ron ^a   Li, Shanjun ^b   Zhang, Fan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cap and trade; EU emissions trading scheme; Firm competitiveness

Indexed keywords

CAP AND TRADE; CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM; EMISSIONS TRADING PROGRAM; EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME; EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME; EUROPEAN UNION EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES; FIRM COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CEMENTS; COMMERCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

COMPETITION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPETITIVENESS; EMISSIONS TRADING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84887130924     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.032     Document Type: Article

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