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Empower the Consumer! Energy-Related Financial Literacy and its Socioeconomic Determinants 赋予消费者权力!与能源相关的金融知识及其社会经济决定因素

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-05-09 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3175874

J. Blasch, Nina Boogen, Claudio Daminato, M. Filippini

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引用次数: 34

Right Information at the Right Time: Time Value of Information Characteristics for Environmental Technology Adoption 正确时间的正确信息:信息特征对环境技术采用的时间价值

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-04-18 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3190959

S. Goodarzi, A. Masini, Sam Aflaki

引用次数: 0

Mini-Grids for the Base of the Pyramid Market: A Critical Review 金字塔市场底部的微型电网:一个批判性的评论

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-04-02 DOI: 10.3390/EN11040813

S. Bhattacharyya

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引用次数: 29

Addressing the Climate Problem: Choice between Allowances, Feed-In Tariffs and Taxes 解决气候问题:在配额、上网电价和税收之间做出选择

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-03-08 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3170832

Eirik S. Amundsen, P. Andersen, J. Mortensen

引用次数: 2

Smart Energy in Deutschland: Wie Nutzerinnovationen Die Energiewende Voranbringen (Smart Energy in Germany: The Benefits of User Innovation) 德国的智慧能源:用户创新的好处

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-02-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3249002

Matt Grosse, H. Send, Tanja Loitz

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引用次数: 3

Japan's 2014 Strategic Energy Plan: A Planned Energy System Transition 日本2014年战略能源计划:计划中的能源系统转型

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-12-27 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3093684

Jeffrey B. Kucharski, H. Unesaki

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引用次数: 4

An Analysis of Oil & Gas Company Disclosures from the Perspective of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures 从气候相关财务披露工作组的角度分析石油和天然气公司的披露

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.3091232

R. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus

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引用次数: 11

Response to Extreme Energy Price Changes: Evidence from Ukraine 能源价格极端变化的反应:来自乌克兰的证据

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-11-17 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3076871

A. Alberini, Olha Khymych, Milan Ščasný

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引用次数: 35

Social Interaction and Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Improved Cookstoves in Mali 社会互动和技术采用:来自马里改进炉灶的实验证据

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-09-18 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3038706

J. Bonan, P. Battiston, Jaimie Bleck, Philippe LEMAY-BOUCHER, S. Pareglio, Bassirou Sarr, M. Tavoni

引用次数: 18

Climate Policy Commitment Devices 气候政策承诺装置

ChemRN: Energy Policy (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-09-08 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3040552

Sebastian Dengler, R. Gerlagh, S. Trautmann, Gijs van de Kuilen

引用次数: 9