Exploring the economic case for early investment in climate change mitigation in middle-income countries: a case study of Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Climate and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 351-364

  Colenbrander, Sarah ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^a   Sudmant, Andrew Heshedahl ^a   Papargyropoulou, Effie ^b   Chau, Loon Wai ^c   Ho, Chin Siong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

carbon Kuznets curve; cities; climate policy; energy; low carbon investment

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPLOITATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INVESTMENT; KUZNETS CURVE; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; SAVINGS;

JOHOR; JOHOR BAHRU; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84930331055     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2015.1040367     Document Type: Article

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