Evolution of Hungarian residential energy efficiency support programmes: Road to and operation under the Green Investment Scheme

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-178

  Czakó, Veronika ^a  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency support programmes; Green Investment Scheme; Hungary; Loan guarantee for energy efficiency; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STOCKS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY; FINAL ENERGY; GHG EMISSION; GOOD PRACTICES; GREEN INVESTMENT SCHEME; HUNGARIANS; HUNGARY; INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATIONS; LEGAL FRAMEWORKS; LOAN GUARANTEES; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; TOTAL CARBON;

BUILDINGS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; MODERNIZATION; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HUNGARY;

EID: 84858297580     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-011-9135-5     Document Type: Article

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