A review of progress in renewable energy implementation in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-180

  Bhutto, Abdul Waheed ^a   Bazmi, Aqeel Ahmed ^b   Zahedi, Gholamreza ^c   Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír ^d  

^a DAWOOD UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b COMSATS Institute of Information Technology   (Pakistan)

^c Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy policy; GCC countries; Rational use of energy; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GCC COUNTRIES; GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL; PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH; RATIONAL USE OF ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGES; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84899070599     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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