The potentials of carbon markets for infrastructure investment in sub-Saharan urban Africa

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-31

  Silver, Jonathan ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEBT; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; MITIGATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84920943254     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.12.004     Document Type: Review

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