The governance of clean energy in India: The clean development mechanism (CDM) and domestic energy politics

Energy Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 654-662

  Phillips, Jon ^a   Newell, Peter ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clean development mechanism (CDM); Energy governance; India

Indexed keywords

BENEFITS AND COSTS; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DOMESTIC ENERGY; ENERGY GOVERNANCE; INDIA; INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL INFLUENCES;

EMISSION CONTROL;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

INDIA;

EID: 84879506764     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.019     Document Type: Article

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