Dedicated tax/subsidy scheme for reducing emissions by promoting innovation in buildings: The EcoTax

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 417-424

  Rodríguez González, Ana Belén ^a   Vinagre Díaz, Juan José ^a,b   Wilby, Mark Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency in buildings; GHG emissions; Non EU ETS sectors

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE COST; BUILDING SECTORS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; ECONOMIC POLICIES; EMISSION ALLOWANCES; EMISSIONS TRADING; END-USERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; EUROPEAN UNION; GHG EMISSION; IN-BUILDINGS; LOW-TO-HIGH; MARKET PRICING; NON-EU ETS SECTORS; OPERATION PHASE; PROJECT PHASE; SIMULTANEOUS ACHIEVEMENT;

COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; INNOVATION; INSTRUMENTS; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

BUILDING; CERTIFICATION; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INNOVATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84868212356     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.050     Document Type: Article

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