The struggle over support schemes for renewable electricity in the european union: A discursive-institutionalist analysis

Environmental Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 508-527

  Lauber, Volkmar ^a   Schenner, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Discursive institutionalism; European union; Renewable energy; Tradable green certificates

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 79960808763     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2011.589578     Document Type: Article

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