A new energy future for South Africa: The political ecology of South African renewable energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6254-6261

  Krupa, Joel ^a   Burch, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Political ecology; Renewable energy; South African energy policy

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN ENERGY POLICY; CIVIL SOCIETY; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ENERGY FUTURE; FEED-IN TARIFF; LOW CARBON; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL ECOLOGY; POLITICAL EFFORTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIAL ISSUES; SOUTH AFRICA; STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION; WORLD LEADERS;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; MANUFACTURE;

ECOLOGY;

CIVIL SOCIETY; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STAKEHOLDER;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80052717452     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.024     Document Type: Article

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