Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. De Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen

The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms (eBook, PDF)

The Dutch Experience

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

How can governments stimulate energy-efficiency improvement? This book analyzes environmental policy in the Netherlands to present a wealth of empirical results on the successes and failures of governmental initiatives in environmental policy. Discussion extends to such topics as free-rider effects of subsidies, the credibility of voluntary agreements, the art of regulation and the fate of research & development money.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 197
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402021572
• Artikelnr.: 44178195

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- 2 A Framework for Analysing the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Technologies.- 3 Subsidising the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Technologies: An Empirical Analysis of the Free-Rider Effect.- 4 Energy-Efficiency Standards.- 5 Negotiated Agreements.- 6 Government Intervention Strategies in Stimulating the R&D of Energy-Efficient Technologies.- 7 Instrument Choice and Energy-Efficiency Improvement by Firms: An Empirical Analysis.- 8 Policy Instruments for Technology Adoption: A Model for Analysing the Diffusion of Energy-Efficient Technologies.- 9 Conclusions.- References.- Appendix I.- Appendix II.