Combining policy instruments for sustainable energy systems: An assessment with the GMM model

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-295

  Rafaj, Peter ^a   Barreto, Leonardo ^a   Kypreos, Socrates ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CO2 mitigation; Combined policies; Externalities; Impact assessment; Renewable portfolio

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CO2 MITIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXTERNALITIES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33750537437     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-005-9037-z     Document Type: Article

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