Why has public R&D on alternatives to fossil fuels decreased in industrialized countries?

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-137

  Smith, Michael G ^a   Urpelainen, Johannes ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; FOSSIL; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC ENERGY;

EID: 84868467742     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.07.025     Document Type: Article

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