Are green electricity certificates the way forward for renewable energy? An evaluation of the United Kingdom's Renewables Obligation in the context of international comparisons

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-374

  Toke, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; OWNERSHIP; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22944444189     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0414j     Document Type: Article

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