A case study of South African mitigation actions (For the special issue on mitigation actions in five developing countries)

Climate and Development

Volumn 6, Issue SUPP1., 2014, Pages 49-58

  Tyler, Emily ^a   Boyd, Anya Sofie ^b   Coetzee, Kim ^b   Winkler, Harald ^b  

^a Independent Higher Education Researcher   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bus rapid transport; carbon tax; financing; mitigation action implementation; NAMA; national sustainable settlements facility; South African renewables initiative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900006006     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2013.768175     Document Type: Article

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