Reducing energy demand: A review of issues, challenges and approaches

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 74-82

  Sorrell, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Energy demand; Energy efficiency; Socio technical transitions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

BARRIER; DEMAND REDUCTION; DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; OPTIMISTICS; POLICY MAKERS; REDUCED ENERGY; SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84925310823     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.002     Document Type: Review

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