Reflections-the economics of renewable energy in the United States

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-154

  Heal, Geoffrey ^a  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954167697     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/rep018     Document Type: Article

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