Factors influencing the likelihood of regulatory changes in renewable electricity policies

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-161

  Agnolucci, Paolo ^a  

^a POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feed in law; Regulatory change; Renewable electricity policy; Tradable green certificates

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

REGULATORY CHANGE; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY POLICY; TRADABLE GREEN CERTIFICATES;

ELECTRICITY;

EID: 34948883493     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2006.06.001     Document Type: Review

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