Conditions of energy efficient behaviour-a comparative study between Sweden and the UK

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-408

  Pyrko, Jurek ^a   Darby, Sarah ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Emission reduction; Energy efficiency; Households; Sweden; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR; EMISSION REDUCTION; HOUSEHOLDS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; GAS INDUSTRY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS;

SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957594924     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-010-9099-x     Document Type: Article

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