UK energy policy ambition and UK energy modelling-fit for purpose?

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1037-1040

  Strachan, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy models; Policy ambition; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; ART MODEL; CORE MODEL; DECISION MAKERS; ENERGY MODEL; GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE; POLICY AMBITION; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; SCENARIO BUILDING; SCENARIOS; SECURITY OF SUPPLY;

ENERGY POLICY;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; MODELING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952070819     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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