The implications of initiating immediate climate change mitigation - A potential for co-benefits?

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 90, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 166-177

  Schwanitz, Valeria Jana ^a   Longden, Thomas ^b   Knopf, Brigitte ^a   Capros, Pantelis ^c  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) and Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Co benefits; Energy modeling; European Union Roadmap; Fragmented climate action; Integrated assessment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COST ESTIMATING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CLIMATE POLICY; ENERGY MODEL; FRAGMENTED CLIMATE ACTION; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; ROADMAP;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; MODELING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84916881866     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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