The policy impact on clean technology diffusion

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 699-708

  Chen, Yi Tui ^a   Chang, Dong Shang ^b   Chen, Chia Yon ^c   Chen, Chu Chieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clean technology; Emission standard; Logistic model; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; EMISSION STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; FOSSIL FIRED POWER PLANTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; TAIWAN POWER COMPANIES; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84868542011     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-011-0435-4     Document Type: Article

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