Shale gas and renewables: Divergence or win-win for transatlantic energy cooperation?

Journal of Transatlantic Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-373

  Haug, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

energy policy goals; energy security; renewable energy; shale gas; transatlantic energy relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870937662     PISSN: 14794012     EISSN: 17541018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14794012.2012.734671     Document Type: Article

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