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The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms: The Dutch Experience (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, 15) - Hardcover

Book 1 of 24: Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science

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

 
9781402019654: The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms: The Dutch Experience (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, 15)

Synopsis

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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