Local power: Exploring the motivations of mayors and key success factors for local municipalities to go 100% renewable energy

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Busch, Henner ^a   McCormick, Kes ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy policies; Local environmental governance; Local municipalities; Renewable energy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENERGY POLICY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; INDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING; LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84899551281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21920567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2192-0567-4-5     Document Type: Article

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