What drives investment in wind energy? A comparative study of China and the European Union

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-61

  Ydersbond, Inga Margrete ^a   Korsnes, Marius Støylen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

China; Environmental governance; EU; Innovation; Renewable energy; Wind power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952361460     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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