Prioritizing climate change mitigation: An assessment using Malaysia to reduce carbon emissions in future

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-33

  Al Amin, Abul Quasem ^a   Rasiah, Rajah ^b   Chenayah, Santha ^b  

^a AZMAN HASHIM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon emission projections; Climate change; Mitigation policy

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84923171585     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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