The rise and fall of GO trading in European renewable energy policy: The role of advocacy and policy framing

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4454-4462

  Nilsson, Måns ^a   Nilsson, Lars J ^b   Ericsson, Karin ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

European Union; Policy making; Tradable green certificates

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; DRIVING FORCES; EUROPEAN UNION POLICY; FEED-IN TARIFF; GUARANTEES OF ORIGIN; MEMBER STATE; POLICY FRAMINGS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POLICY MAKING; POLICY PROCESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; SUPPLY SECURITY; SUPPORT POLICY; TIME PERIODS; TRADABLE GREEN CERTIFICATES;

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COMMERCE;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EUROPE;

EID: 70449409361     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.05.065     Document Type: Article

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