The iterative contribution and relevance of modelling to UK energy policy

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 850-860

  Strachan, Neil ^a   Pye, Steve ^b   Kannan, Ramachandran ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AEA Energy and Environment ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decarbonisation scenarios; Energy policy; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; TARGETS;

CLUSTERING APPROACHES; DECARBONISATION SCENARIOS; ENERGY POLICY MAKERS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; HYBRID ENERGIES; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MARGINAL PRICES; MARKAL MACROS; MODEL CONSTRUCTIONS; MODELLING; MODELLING STUDIES; ON-GOING MODEL DEVELOPMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY INTERFACES; POLICY ISSUES; POLICY PROCESS; POWER SECTORS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITIES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CARBON EMISSION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59249107899     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.096     Document Type: Article

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