Accelerating the transition to sustainable energy systems

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4116-4125

  Jefferson, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Less mature, large scale technologies need greater support; Low starting point, slow transition; Misdirected and costly policy initiatives

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; INVESTMENTS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PUBLIC POLICY; SOLAR ENERGY; TAXATION; WIND POWER;

CARBON ABATEMENT; CARBON EMISSIONS; ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; ENERGY FORMS; ENERGY USERS; FUEL USE; GLOBAL ENERGY; GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; LEAD TIMES; LESS MATURE, LARGE-SCALE TECHNOLOGIES NEED GREATER SUPPORT; LOW STARTING POINT, SLOW TRANSITION; MISDIRECTED AND COSTLY POLICY INITIATIVES; POLICY INITIATIVES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RUNNING-IN; SHORT TERM; SOCIAL ENGINEERING; SOLAR PV; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; TOP-DOWN; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; UNREALISTIC TARGETS; WIND ENERGY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HARNESS;

EID: 53249091935     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.020     Document Type: Article

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