Production-based versus consumption-based emission targets: Implications for developing and developed economies

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 585-606

  Ghosh, Madanmohan ^a   Agarwal, Manmohan ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION   (Canada)

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EID: 84890253813     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X13000582     Document Type: Article

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