Mobilizing private finance for low-carbon innovation – A systematic review of barriers and solutions

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 77, Issue , 2017, Pages 525-535

  Polzin, Friedemann ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barriers to low carbon innovation; Government policy; Private financing instruments

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMMERCE;

BARRIER TO LOW-CARBON INNOVATION; CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH CARBONS; LOW CARBON; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; PAPER ANALYSIS; PRIVATE FINANCE; PRIVATE FINANCING; PRIVATE FINANCING INSTRUMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 85018635654     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.007     Document Type: Review

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