Net climate change mitigation of the Clean Development Mechanism

Energy Policy

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-154

  Erickson, Peter ^a   Lazarus, Michael ^a   Spalding Fecher, Randall ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Carbon Limits AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clean development mechanism; Climate change mitigation; Policy options; Post 2012 architecture; UNFCCC

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; EMISSION REDUCTION; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS; POLICY OPTIONS; POWER PROJECTS; UNFCCC;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON EMISSION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MITIGATION; POLLUTION POLICY; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84902106936     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.038     Document Type: Article

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