A global stocktake of the Paris pledges: Implications for energy systems and economy

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 41, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-63

  Vandyck, Toon ^a   Keramidas, Kimon ^a   Saveyn, Bert ^a   Kitous, Alban ^a   Vrontisi, Zoi ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Global stock taking; INDC; International climate negotiations; Mitigation policy; Modelling; Paris agreement

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; MITIGATION;

EID: 84988014605     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.08.006     Document Type: Article

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