Estimating the environmental impact of home energy visits and extent of behaviour change

Energy Policy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 461-470

  Revell, Kristy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Energy; Home energy visit

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; CARBON;

BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; CARBON ABATEMENT; CARBON EMISSIONS; ENERGY; ENERGY DISPLAYS; ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES; HOME ENERGY VISIT; WATER CONSUMPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ABATEMENT COST; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84905364047     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.05.049     Document Type: Article

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