The Global Environment Facility program to commercialize new energy technologies

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-12

  Miller, Alan S ^a  

^a International Finance Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY LABELING; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITIES; NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SUBSTANTIAL DELAYS; TECHNICAL ADVISORY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCIALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 43449109728     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60559-1     Document Type: Article

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