Electricity in Europe: Exiting fossil fuels?

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 282-303

  Green, Richard ^a   Staffell, Iain ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Electricity generation; Electricity prices; Fossil fuels; Renewable generators

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRIFICATION; ENERGY BALANCE; FOSSIL FUEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84963744536     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grw003     Document Type: Article

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