Convergence and conflict with the 'National Interest': Why Israel abandoned its climate policy

Energy Policy

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 480-485

  Michaels, Lucy ^a   Tal, Alon ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy; Energy security; Israel; Policy

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL GAS; PROVEN RESERVES; PUBLIC POLICY;

CLIMATE POLICY; COST EFFECTIVE; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY; ISRAEL; NATURAL GAS RESERVES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONVERGENCE; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; OECD; POLITICAL CONFLICT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SECURITY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84945535126     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.09.040     Document Type: Article

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