The diverging paths of German and United States policies for renewable energy: Sources of difference

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2619-2629

  Laird, Frank N ^a   Stefes, Christoph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Path dependence; Renewable energy policy Germany; Renewable energy policy United States

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CRISIS; EXPORT MARKETS; INSTALLED CAPACITIES; PATH DEPENDENCE; POLICY MAKINGS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY-GERMANY; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY-UNITED STATES; SOCIAL FACTORS; SOCIAL STRUCTURES;

ENERGY POLICY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENERGY POLICY; EXPORT; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549110891     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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