National energy policies: Obstructing the reduction of global CO2 emissions? An analysis of Swedish energy policies for the district heating sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 7775-7782

  Difs, Kristina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; District heating; Energy policies

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CHP PLANT; CHP TECHNOLOGY; CHP-SYSTEMS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COMBINED CYCLE; COST-EFFECTIVE INVESTMENT; DH SYSTEMS; DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EMISSION PERMITS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; GLOBAL CO; NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY; NATIONAL POLICIES; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SYSTEM COSTS; TRADABLE GREEN CERTIFICATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; PROFITABILITY;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; HEATING; INVESTMENT; PROFITABILITY;

SWEDEN;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 78049427993     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.08.037     Document Type: Article

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