Can there be energy policy in Sub-Saharan Africa without biomass?

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-152

  Owen, Matthew ^a   der Plas, Robert van ^b   Sepp, Steve ^c  

^a Kikenni Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b MARGE Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c ECO Consulting Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Energy policy; Low carbon development; Modern energy; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

BRICKMAKING; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; FOSSIL FUELS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAXATION;

BIO-MASS ENERGY; LOW-CARBON DEVELOPMENT; MODERN ENERGY; NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOREST RESOURCE; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; MODERNIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84875582066     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.10.005     Document Type: Review

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