The energy technology innovation system

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-162

  Gallagher, Kelly Sims ^a   Grübler, Arnulf ^b   Kuhl, Laura ^a   Nemet, Gregory ^c   Wilson, Charlie ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Policy; Systems analysis; Technological change

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; EMPIRICAL CASE STUDIES; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY TRANSFORMATION; INNOVATION PROCESS; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84870697114     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-060311-133915     Document Type: Review

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