Developing transition pathways for a low carbon electricity system in the UK

2008 1st International Conference on Infrastructure Systems and Services: Building Networks for a Brighter Future, INFRA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Foxon, Timothy J ^a   Hammond, Geoffrey P ^b   Pearson, Peter J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY GENERATION; DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; LOW CARBON; MULTI-LEVEL; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; SOCIO-TECHNICAL REGIMES; SOCIOTECHNICAL; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT; TRANSITION PATHWAY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 77952364396     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INFRA.2008.5439638     Document Type: Conference Paper

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