Stuck between a ROC and a hard place? Barriers to the take up of green energy in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3053-3061

  Diaz Rainey, Ivan ^a   Ashton, John K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Green energy; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CONSUMER ADOPTIONS; GREEN ENERGY; NATIONAL SURVEYS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE OBLIGATION CERTIFICATES; RENEWABLE OBLIGATIONS; SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

INVESTMENTS;

CERTIFICATION; COMPLIANCE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUTURE PROSPECT; INVESTMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84900566166     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.03.038     Document Type: Article

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