Incentives for energy efficiency in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-67

  Schleich, Joachim ^a,b,c   Rogge, Karoline ^a,d   Betz, Regina ^e  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ^*  (Germany)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Emission trading; Energy efficiency; Innovation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BENCHMARKING; COMMERCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

CLIMATE POLICY; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; EMISSION REDUCTIONS; EMISSION TRADING; EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES; EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES; EUROPEAN COMMISSIONS; EUROPEAN UNIONS; IN LINES; IN PHASE; INDUSTRY SECTORS; NATIONAL ALLOCATION PLANS; NEW PROJECTS; POWER PRODUCERS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BENCHMARKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 58149188095     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-008-9029-3     Document Type: Article

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