Light vehicle energy efficiency programs and their impact on Brazilian CO2 emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6453-6462

  Wills, William ^a   La Rovere, Emilio Lèbre ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency programs; Flex fuel cars

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; VEHICLES;

CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FLEX-FUEL; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; PAPER ANALYSIS; PASSENGER VEHICLES; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

AUTOMOBILE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

BRAZIL; EUROPE; JAPAN;

EID: 77957319497     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.057     Document Type: Article

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