Policies for renewable energy in the European Union and its member states: an overview

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-24

  Johansson, Thomas B ^a   Turkenburg, Wim ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY SECURITY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY USE;

ENERGY POLICY;

EID: 14844357434     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60387-7     Document Type: Article

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