Energy security and climate change concerns: Triggers for energy policy change in the United States?

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1645-1653

  Bang, Guri ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy policy; Fossil fuel dependence

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; ENERGY SECURITY; POLICY MAKERS; POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS;

ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; NETWORK SECURITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; POLICY REFORM; SECURITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 75149133977     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.045     Document Type: Article

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