Challenges to the development of carbon markets in China

Climate Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 109-124

  Lo, Alex Y ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

carbon market; China; climate governance; developing country; emission trading; political economy

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

CHINA;

EID: 84952299978     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2014.991907     Document Type: Article

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