The demand for environmental quality in driving transitions to low-polluting energy sources

Energy Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-149

  Fouquet, Roger ^a,b  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy transitions; Environmental quality; Historical

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE STABILITY; ECONOMIC CONDITION; ENERGY SOURCE; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HISTORICAL; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; SUSTAINED DEMAND;

ENERGY POLICY;

BINDING ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;

EID: 84866994908     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.068     Document Type: Article

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