Explaining adoption of end of pipe solutions and clean technologies-Determinants of firms' investments for reducing emissions to air in four sectors in Sweden

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3644-3651

  Hammar, Henrik ^a   Löfgren, Åsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clean technology; End of pipe solutions; Technological adoption

Indexed keywords

CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; CLEAN TECHNOLOGY; END OF PIPE SOLUTIONS; FOUR SECTOR; PANEL DATA; TECHNOLOGICAL ADOPTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PIPE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

INVESTMENTS;

DATA SET; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INVESTMENT; PANEL DATA; PRICE DYNAMICS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77953684212     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.02.041     Document Type: Article

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