Some reflections on barriers to the efficient use of energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 833-835

  Weber, Lukas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barrier model; Efficiency gap; Energy services

Indexed keywords

BARRIER MODELS; EFFICIENCY GAP;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031199984     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4215(97)00084-0     Document Type: Review

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