Carbon abatement and new investment in liberalised electricity markets: A nuclear revival in the UK?

Energy Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-135

  Peña Torres, Julio ^a,b   Pearson, Peter J G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon taxes; CCGT; Energy taxes; European gas markets; Gas fired electricity; Liberalised electricity markets; Nuclear electricity; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

LIBERALIZED ELECTRICITY MARKETS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GAS EMISSIONS; MARKETING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; TAXATION;

ENERGY POLICY;

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INVESTMENT; LIBERALIZATION; NUCLEAR POWER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0343133878     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(99)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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