Energy efficiency determinants: An empirical analysis of Spanish innovative firms

Energy Policy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 229-239

  Costa Campi, María Teresa ^a   García Quevedo, José ^a   Segarra, Agustí ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community Innovation Survey; Corporate targets; Energy efficiency; Innovation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; MANUFACTURE; SURVEYS;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COMMUNITY INNOVATION SURVEYS; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL LITERATURE; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; ORGANISATIONAL INNOVATIONS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84930083515     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.037     Document Type: Article

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