Environmental cost-effectiveness of bio diesel production in Greece: Current policies and alternative scenarios

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1067-1078

  Iliopoulos, Constantine ^a   Rozakis, Stelios ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bio diesel; Greece; Quota policy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CROPS; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; POLICY MAKERS;

CROPS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER;

GREECE;

EID: 72249096039     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.10.059     Document Type: Article

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