Unintended consequences of carbon policies: Transportation fuels, land-use, emissions, and innovation

Energy Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 35-74

  Holland, Stephen P ^a,d   Hughes, Jonathan E ^b   Knittel, Christopher R ^c,d   Parker, Nathan C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84937564215     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.36.3.2     Document Type: Article

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