Unilateral climate regulation

Harvard Environmental Law Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-126

  Coleman, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INCENTIVE; POLLUTION TAX;

EID: 84994406921     PISSN: 01478257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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