Geographical spread of global emissions: Within-country inequalities are large and increasing

Energy Policy

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 138-149

  Sauter, Caspar ^a   Grether, Jean Marie ^a,c   Mathys, Nicole A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Fed Off for Terr Development   (Switzerland)

^c CESifo Research Network Affiliate   (Germany)

Author keywords

CH4; Climate policy; CO2; Global spatial emission inequalities; Sub national emission inequalities; Theil index decomposition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CH4; CLIMATE POLICY; SPATIAL EMISSION; SUB-NATIONAL EMISSION INEQUALITIES; THEIL INDICES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE;

EID: 84952925796     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.11.024     Document Type: Article

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