Bioenergy projects and sustainable development: which project types offer the greatest benefits?

Climate and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 305-317

  Lee, Carrie M ^a   Lazarus, Michael ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

biomass energy; carbon trading; CDM; least developed countries; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893951019     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2013.812951     Document Type: Article

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