Carbon abatement, sector heterogeneity and policy responses: Evidence on induced eco innovations in the EU

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 377-388

  Borghesi, Simone ^a,b   Crespi, Francesco ^b,c   D'Amato, Alessio ^b,d   Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^b,e   Silvestri, Francesco ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SEEDS   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^f Eco and Eco   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Energy policy; EU policy; Innovation; Policy interactions; Techno organisational innovation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COKE;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CERAMICS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COKING INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MASS COMMUNICATION; OIL INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84939606887     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.05.021     Document Type: Article

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