Triggers and barriers to energy efficiency measures in the ceramic, cement and lime sectors

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-142

  Venmans, Frank ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Efficiency gap; Emission trading; Energy efficiency; Hurdle rate; Voluntary agreement

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS;

BARRIERS; BARRIERS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCIES; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; EMISSION TRADING; EMISSION TRADING SCHEME; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS; VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT; WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITALS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84897443601     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.076     Document Type: Article

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