Innovation under the Climate Wise program

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-112

  Brouhle, Keith ^a   Graham, Brad ^a   Harrington, Donna Ramirez ^b  

^a GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental innovation; Patents; Voluntary program

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; PATENT APPLICATIONS; PATENTS; VOLUNTARY INITIATIVES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872711652     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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