Dimensions of energy efficiency in a political context

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-115

  Schlomann, Barbara ^a   Rohde, Clemens ^a   Plötz, Patrick ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accounting method; Baseline; Energy efficiency measurement; Energy efficiency targets

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ACCOUNTING METHODS; BASELINE; BOTTOM UP METHODS; COST EFFECTIVE; ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS; POLITICAL CONTEXT; REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84920750114     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-014-9280-8     Document Type: Article

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