Overcoming energy efficiency barriers through systems approach-A conceptual framework

Energy Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 460-472

  Chai, Kah Hin ^a   Yeo, Catrina ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Barriers; Energy efficiency; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS; BARRIERS TO ADOPTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY; FEED-BACK LOOP; HOLISTIC MANNER; INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES; LEVERAGING SYSTEMS; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY MEASURES; PROBLEM SOLVERS; ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; SYSTEMS THINKING; WEAK LINKS;

SYSTEM THEORY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; HOLISTIC APPROACH; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84861220815     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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