Renewable energy policies in Europe: Converging or diverging?

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 192-201

  Kitzing, Lena ^a   Mitchell, Catherine ^b   Morthorst, Poul Erik ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Harmonisation; Renewable energy policy

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; FEED-IN TARIFF; HARMONISATION; MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY SUPPORT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUPPORT POLICY; TAX INCENTIVE; TOPDOWN; TRADEABLE GREEN CERTIFICATES;

ENERGY POLICY; TAXATION;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

EUROPE;

EID: 84868201553     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.064     Document Type: Article

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