The impact of potential climate policy on the coal bed methane investment in China - a real option-based study

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 96-115

  Mo, Jian Lei ^a,b   Li, Yuan ^a,b   Zhu, Lei ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Science   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

CBM; China; Climate policy; Coal bed methane; Investment evaluation; Real option

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAL; COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; COMMERCE; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; CLIMATE POLICY; GHG ABATEMENTS; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); INVESTMENT EVALUATION; REAL OPTION THEORY; REAL OPTIONS; THRESHOLD-VALUE;

INVESTMENTS;

ABATEMENT COST; COAL SEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVESTMENT; MARKET SYSTEM; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; METHANE; THRESHOLD;

CHINA;

EID: 84903775640     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2013.061815     Document Type: Article

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