Renewable energy technology and policy for development

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 187-215

  Anderson, Dennis ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Externalities; Market incentives; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 0031365893     PISSN: 10563466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.22.1.187     Document Type: Article

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