Implementing the EU renewable target through green certificate markets

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 992-1000

  Aune, Finn Roar ^a   Dalen, Hanne Marit ^a   Hagem, Cathrine ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Green certificate markets; Renewable targets

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN COUNCIL; EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT; GREEN CERTIFICATE MARKET; GREEN CERTIFICATES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLES; TOTAL COSTS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 84862217291     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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