Comparative analysis of five case studies: Commonalities and differences in approaches to mitigation actions in five developing countries

Climate and Development

Volumn 6, Issue SUPP1., 2014, Pages 59-70

  Garibaldi, Jose Alberto ^a   Winkler, Harald ^b   La Rovere, Emilio Lèbre ^c   Cadena, Angela ^d   Palma, Rodrigo ^e   Sanhueza, José Eduardo ^f   Tyler, Emily ^g   Torres Gunfaus, Marta ^b  

^a Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^f Cambio Climático and Desarrollo Consultores ^*  (Chile)

^g Independent Climate Economist   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brazil; Chile; Colombia; developing countries; emissions profiles; implementation; mitigation actions; Peru and South Africa; policy; stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900021220     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2013.812031     Document Type: Article

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