The effects and side-effects of the EU emissions trading scheme

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 509-519

  Laing, Timothy ^a   Sato, Misato ^a   Grubb, Michael ^b   Comberti, Claudia ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY;

EMISSIONS ABATEMENTS; EMISSIONS TRADING; EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME; EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; INDUSTRY OPERATIONS; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES;

INTERNATIONAL LAW;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; INVESTMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLLUTION TAX;

EUROPE;

EID: 84903147800     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.283     Document Type: Review

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