Border carbon adjustments: Addressing emissions embodied in trade

Energy Policy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 102-110

  Sakai, Marco ^a   Barrett, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best available technology; Border carbon adjustments; Carbon leakage; Embodied emissions; GHG emissions; International trade

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PUBLIC POLICY;

BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES; BORDER CARBON ADJUSTMENTS; CARBON LEAKAGE; EMBODIED EMISSIONS; GHG EMISSION;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LEAKAGE;

EID: 84960854949     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.01.038     Document Type: Article

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