Eliciting public preference for nuclear energy against the backdrop of global warming

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 7054-7069

  Liao, Shu Yi ^a   Tseng, Wei Chun ^a   Chen, Chi Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Climate change; Contingent valuation method; Nuclear energy

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; CURRENT SHARE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY SECURITY; LOW CARBON; NUCLEAR POWER; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC PREFERENCES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; NUCLEAR POWER; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77957291648     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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