Transforming shortcomings into opportunities: Can market incentives solve Lebanon's energy crisis?

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2467-2474

  Ruble, Isabella ^a   Nader, Pamela ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY; ENERGY CRISIS; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY SECTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; LEBANON; POLICY MEASURES; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; TOTAL ENERGY; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

LEBANON;

EID: 79953319019     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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