Controlling the cost of controlling the climate : the Irish government’s climate change strategy
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- Colm McCarthy & Sue Scott, 2008. "Controlling the Cost of Controlling the Climate: The Irish Government's Climate Change Strategy," Papers WP229, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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Climatic changes--Government policy--Ireland; Greenhouse gas mitigation--Costs;NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENE-2008-08-21 (Energy Economics)
- NEP-ENV-2008-08-21 (Environmental Economics)
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