Analysis of Japan's energy and environment strategy after the Fukushima nuclear plant accident

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 1216-1225

  Homma, Takashi ^a   Akimoto, Keigo ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate change; Economic analysis; Energy mix

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SAVING; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY MIX; POWER GENERATION MIX; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER; POLICY MAKING; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SAVINGS;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84884975456     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.137     Document Type: Article

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