Residential and Regional Electricity Consumption in the U.S. and EU: How Much Will Higher Prices Reduce CO2 Emissions?

Electricity Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-29

  Azevedo, Inês M Lima ^a   Morgan, M Granger ^a   Lave, Lester ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION;

CO 2 EMISSION; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; EU REGIONS; HIGH PRICE; INELASTIC BEHAVIOR; RETAIL PRICE; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 79551601026     PISSN: 10406190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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