Ethical and legal challenges in bioenergy governance: Coping with value disagreement and regulatory complexity

Energy Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 326-333

  Gamborg, Christian ^a   Anker, Helle Tegner ^a   Sandøe, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass; Ethics; EU; Law; Regulation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EUROPIUM; GREENHOUSE GASES; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ETHICS; GHG EMISSION; LAW; LIQUID BIOFUELS; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; REGULATION; REMAINING DIFFERENCES; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENHOUSE GAS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84899071312     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.02.013     Document Type: Article

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