Barriers to increasing energy efficiency: Evidence from small-and medium-sized enterprises in China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-68

  Kostka, Genia ^a   Moslener, Ulf ^a   Andreas, Jan ^b  

^a FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b KfW Banking Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Energy efficiency; Energy policies; Energy saving activity; Information access; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

CHINA; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY SAVING ACTIVITIES; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; INFORMATION ACCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SURVEYS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84883455432     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.025     Document Type: Article

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