This paper investigates the relationship between absolute energy consumption and gross domestic product (GDP) per … capita for 113 countries over the period 1971–2004. Energy has been scarcely explored in the Environmental Kuznets curve (EKC … innovative. Firstly, in order to closely adhere to the EKC narratives, the indicator of environmental pressure (energy) is taken …

As agricultural system comprises natural processes that are ruled by thermodynamics, the energy utilization is well … suited for assessing the sustainability in the management of natural resources. The goals of this paper are 1) to assess the … energy use efficiency of the main crops during the 1992–2005 period in Inland Pampa (Argentina); 2) to evaluate the database …

requirements and the solutions to local problems are the critical factors. The cities consume 75% of worldwide energy production …

This study investigated the impact of energy consumption and CO2 emission on GDP (gross domestic product) growth and … 1980 to 2008. The results showed that energy consumption had played an important role to increase both economic growth and … recommended that these countries should increase energy productivity by increasing energy efficiency, implementation of energy …

The Fisher index and its extensions have been used in multiplicative decomposition analysis applied to energy and …

The link between energy consumption and economic growth has been widely studied in the economic literature …. Understanding this relationship is important from both an environmental and a socio-economic point of view, as energy consumption is … energy consumption per unit of output varies through the phases of development, increasing from an agricultural stage to an …

interference that the metabolism of matter and energy flows controlled by human activity induces on the expected pattern of … metabolism of matter and energy flows associated with the self-organization of natural ecosystems. This paper presents three … scales. Since sustainability deals with “becoming systems”—systems becoming something else in their process of evolution …

This paper analyzes the evolution of real energy efficiency in the European Union and the attribution across countries … of its percent change. Relying on a multiplicative energy intensity approach that is implemented through the Sato …-Vartia Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index method, we decompose the change in aggregate energy intensity in 20 European countries for the …

Well integrated distributed photovoltaics (PVs) will help tomorrow's energy system become more sustainable. This paper … simulation models and real domestic load measurements, the results show potential for demand management and energy storage. With … a sensitivity analysis, the paper discusses also related energy policy aspects such as options for PV orientation …