The problem with the "portfolio approach" in American energy policy

Policy Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-261

  Sovacool, Benjamin K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clean coal; Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Fossil fuels; Nuclear power; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51849148254     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-008-9063-1     Document Type: Article

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