A multi-criteria evaluation framework for tradable white certificate schemes

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4557-4573

  Mundaca, Luis ^a   Neij, Lena ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency policy evaluation; Multi criteria evaluation; Tradable white certificate schemes

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; DESIGN FEATURES; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SAVING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS; GREAT BRITAIN; MULTI-CRITERIA; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; POLICY EVALUATION; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; TECHNICAL CHANGE; TRANSACTION COST; WHITE CERTIFICATE SCHEMES; WHITE CERTIFICATES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CERTIFICATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; TRANSACTION COST;

FRANCE; ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 70449389978     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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