A socio-technical perspective on low carbon investment challenges - Insights for UK energy policy

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 165-181

  Bolton, Ronan ^a   Foxon, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Low carbon investment; Socio technical systems

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85027928019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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