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The greening of European electricity industry: A battle of modernities

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Europe has played the role of a green hegemon on the global arena for several decades. By exploring its green transition in the electricity industry, the article discusses whether Europe is on track with regard to delivering sustainable development in a core sector at home.

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  • Midttun, Atle, 2012. "The greening of European electricity industry: A battle of modernities," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 22-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:48:y:2012:i:c:p:22-35
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.049
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    1. Litvine, Dorian & Wüstenhagen, Rolf, 2011. "Helping "light green" consumers walk the talk: Results of a behavioural intervention survey in the Swiss electricity market," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(3), pages 462-474, January.
    2. Midttun, Atle & Koefoed, Anne Louise, 2003. "Greening of electricity in Europe: challenges and developments," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(7), pages 677-687, June.
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