Natural capital in integrated assessment models of climate change

Ecological Economics

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 354-361

  Hackett, Stian B ^a   Moxnes, Erling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Discounting; Integrated assessment models; Natural capital; Optimal growth; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SIMULATION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84930937447     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.05.009     Document Type: Article

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