Analysing the interactions of energy and climate policies in a broad policy ‘optimality’ framework: the Italian case study

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue , 2014, Pages 205-224

  Antonioli, Davide ^a   Borghesi, Simone ^b   D'Amato, Alessio ^c   Gilli, Marianna ^a   Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a   Nicolli, Francesco ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

carbon pricing; energy; environmental policy; interactions; optimality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916233989     PISSN: 1943815X     EISSN: 19438168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1943815X.2014.962549     Document Type: Article

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