The financial additionality and viability of CDM projects allowing for uncertainty

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 129-141

  Carmichael, David G ^a   Lea, Kjell A ^a   Balatbat, Maria C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Additionality; CDM; CER; Financial viability; Internal rate of return; IRR; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MARKET; POLLUTION TAX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WIND POWER; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 84957431935     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9630-5     Document Type: Article

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