Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1053557 Environmental Science & Policy 2014 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Carbon rights are poorly defined and linked to project and market-based approach. ► Carbon rights rhetoric obscures a critical distinction between economic rent and benefits. ► Linking carbon rights to land tenure confuses social justice and rent-seeking. ► Carbon rights can be interpreted as deriving from conservation easements. ► Benefits sharing and land or tree tenure rights are the critical issues to address.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Energy Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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