The need for policy coherence to trigger a transition to biogas production

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 12, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-30

  Huttunen, Suvi ^a   Kivimaa, Paula ^a,b   Virkamäki, Venla ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Finland; Policy coherence; Technological innovation system

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; ENERGY POLICY; GAS PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

FINLAND;

EID: 84903738671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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