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Energy efficiency is widely recognised as the most cost-effective and readily available means to address numerous … climate change. At the same time, energy efficiency increases competitiveness and promotes consumer welfare. In this context … and policy makers to identify priority areas for the development of energy efficiency indicators, define which sector …
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This book presents 25 energy efficiency recommendations from the IEA which could, if implemented globally without delay … efficiency policy. Using a rigorous evaluation process, it finds that while these countries are implementing a full range of … energy efficiency measures, their efforts fall short. Pressing energy, climate and financial challenges require even more …
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The current energy crisis calls for energy saving measures to accompany long-term technical and structural solutions. However, a range of barriers makes it hard for consumers to change their energy consumption. Changing behaviour is the result not only of responses to prices but also of...
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efficiency – principal-agent problems, or in common parlance, variations on the ‘landlord-tenant’ problem. In doing so, the book … efficiency gap. …
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Energy efficiency is high on the political agenda as governments seek to reduce wasteful energy consumption, strengthen … energy efficiency often prevents countries from transforming declarations into actions. This manual identifies the main … existing all around the world available to all. It has been developed with a companion document, Energy Efficiency Indicators …
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the mainstream. This analysis illustrates good practices by applying the combined metrics of effectiveness and efficiency …
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Infrastructure sectors -- particularly railroads, telecommunications, electricity and natural gas -- are vital in providing necessities of life to the Russian Federation’s citizens and key inputs into the rest of the economy. A top priority of the current government in Russia is to reform the...
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