Energy efficiency policies and the timing of action: An assessment of climate mitigation costs

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 90, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 137-152

  Bibas, Ruben ^a   Méjean, Aurélie ^a   Hamdi Cherif, Meriem ^a  

^a Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Endogenous technical change; Energy efficiency; General equilibrium

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FORESTRY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CLIMATE POLICY; EMISSION CONSTRAINTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TECHNICAL CHANGE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 84916897162     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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