The role of consumers in EU energy policy

Carbon Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-183

  Kolk, Ans ^a  

^a Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL FEATURES; CENTRAL COMPONENT; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EU POLICY; LIBERALIZED MARKET; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT PROPERTY; THEORY AND PRACTICE; USER NEED;

CARBON; CHEMISTRY; NONMETALS;

ENERGY POLICY;

EID: 84859118295     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.12.10     Document Type: Article

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