Which role for market-oriented instruments for achieving energy efficiency targets in Germany?

Energy and Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 27-55

  Schlomann, Barbara ^a   Rohde, Clemens ^a   Eichhammer, Wolfgang ^a   Bürger, Veit ^b   Becker, Daniel ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b Institute for Applied Ecology   (Germany)

^c Ecofys   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; energy efficiency obligations; energy efficiency targets; market oriented instruments

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

MULTI-CRITERIA; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; PRESCRIBED ENERGY;

INSTRUMENTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION;

GERMANY;

EID: 84877948906     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.24.1-2.27     Document Type: Article

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