Personality traits and renewable energy technology adoption: A policy case study from China

Energy Policy

Volumn 107, Issue , 2017, Pages 472-479

  He, Pan ^a   Veronesi, Marcella ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogas; China; Locus of control; Personality traits; Renewable energy policy; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOGAS; ENERGY POLICY; SURVEYS;

CHINA; LOCUS OF CONTROL; PERSONALITY TRAITS; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOGAS; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CHINA;

EID: 85019198221     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.017     Document Type: Article

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