Energy saving and energy efficiency concepts for policy making

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4787-4796

  Oikonomou, V ^a   Becchis, F ^b   Steg, L ^a   Russolillo, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c Fondazione per l' Ambiente 'T Fenoglio'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Energy saving

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASURE; END-USES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY SAVING; KEY ISSUES; MICRO-ECONOMIC THEORY; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY MAKING; RATIONAL USE OF ENERGIES; TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT; TECHNOLOGY SUBSTITUTION;

ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; MICROECONOMICS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 70449455544     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.035     Document Type: Article

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