Experiences of host communities with carbon market projects: towards multi-level climate justice

Climate Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-62

  Mathur, Vivek N ^a   Afionis, Stavros ^a   Paavola, Jouni ^a   Dougill, Andrew J ^a   Stringer, Lindsay C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon markets; Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); host communities; justice; REDD; voluntary carbon markets

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CARBON EMISSION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; POLICY REFORM; POWER RELATIONS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AFRICA; ASIA;

EID: 84890571110     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2013.861728     Document Type: Article

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