Voluntary behavior by electric utilities: Levels of adoption and contribution of the Climate Challenge Program to the reduction of carbon dioxide

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 407-425

  Welch, Eric W ^a   Mazur, Allan ^b   Bretschneider, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034407797     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6688(200022)19:3<407::AID-PAM3>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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