REDD in the Carbon Market: A General Equilibrium Analysis

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-115

  Bosello, Francesco ^a,b,c   Parrado, Ramiro ^b,c   Rosa, Renato ^c,d   Eboli, Fabio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Avoided deforestation; Climate change; Emission trading; Forestry; General equilibrium modeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TIMBER;

ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; EMISSION TRADING; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84939881844     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: 15732967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-014-9419-1     Document Type: Article

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