Will small energy consumers be faster in transition? Evidence from the early shift from coal to oil in Latin America

Energy Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-61

  Rubio, M d Mar ^a   Folchi, Mauricio ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coal and petroleum consumption; Energy transition; Latin America

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURY; DEVELOPED ECONOMIES; DOMESTIC ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMER; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; FUTURE ENERGIES; LATIN AMERICA; LATIN AMERICANS; PATH DEPENDENCE; PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION; POLICY DECISIONS; RELATIVE PRICES; SMALL ENERGY;

ENERGY POLICY;

COAL;

COAL; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FUTURE PROSPECT; MARKET TRANSITION; PETROLEUM;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84866937952     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.054     Document Type: Article

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