Marginalization of end-use technologies in energy innovation for climate protection

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 780-788

  Wilson, Charlie ^a   Grubler, Arnulf ^b,c   Gallagher, Kelly S ^d   Nemet, Gregory F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT; MARGINALIZATION; MARKET SYSTEM; MITIGATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84868132222     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1576     Document Type: Article

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