Modeling, analysis, and evaluation of a carbon tax policy based on the emission factor

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-102

  Almutairi, Hossa ^a   Elhedhli, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Emission factor; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON TAXES; EMISSION FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 84908112272     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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