Imbalance in Europe's Effort Sharing Decision: Scope for strengthening incentives for energy savings in the non-ETS sectors

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6636-6649

  Harmsen, Robert ^a   Eichhammer, Wolfgang ^b   Wesselink, Bart ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^c ECORYS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effort Sharing Decision; Energy savings; GHG target

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; EFFORT SHARING DECISION; EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME; ENERGY SAVINGS POTENTIAL; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GHG EMISSION; GHG TARGET; IN-BUILDINGS; PER CAPITA; REDUCTION TARGETS; TARGET SETTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EUROPE;

EID: 80052771900     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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