Explaining government choices for promoting renewable energy

Energy Policy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-27

  Schaffer, Lena Maria ^a   Bernauer, Thomas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Feed in tariffs; Green certificate system; Renewable energy policy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; FEED-IN TARIFF; GREEN CERTIFICATES; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; SOLAR AND WIND ENERGIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY POLICY; WIND POWER;

ECONOMICS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CERTIFICATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; MARKET SYSTEM; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84896724241     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.064     Document Type: Article

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