Policy instruments to foster energy efficiency

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-110

  Markandya, Anil ^a   Labandeira, Xavier ^b   Ramos, Ana ^b  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMAL LEVEL; POLICY INSTRUMENTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84921492308     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03632-8_4     Document Type: Article

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