A Meaningful Second Commitment Period for the Kyoto Protocol

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Date

June 15, 2007

Authors

Sheila M. Olmstead and Robert Stavins

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Journal Article

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1 minute

Authors

Sheila M. Olmstead

University Fellow

Sheila Olmstead is a university fellow at RFF. Her recent research projects focus on adaptation to the water resource implications of climate change, economic valuation of reductions in nutrient pollution in urban coastal areas, and more.

Robert N. Stavins

Co-Vice Chair, RFF Board of Directors; University Fellow; Professor, Harvard University

Robert Stavins is a university fellow at RFF and the Co-Vice Chair of the RFF Board of Directors. His research focuses on diverse areas of environmental economics and policy.

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