Markets for energy efficiency: Exploring the implications of an EU-wide 'Tradable White Certificate' scheme

Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3016-3043

  Mundaca, Luis ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy policy; EU wide tradable white certificate scheme; Ex ante evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONSERVATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS SUPPLY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEATING; LEAKAGE (FLUID);

BOTTOM-UP; CUMULATIVE ENERGY; EFFECTIVE POTENTIALS; ENERGY SAVINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS; EU-WIDE TRADABLE WHITE CERTIFICATE SCHEME; EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY; EVALUATION CRITERIA; EX-ANTE EVALUATION; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; MARKET PRICING; NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES; SERVICE DEMAND;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 52049089458     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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