Energy efficiency is often defined as delivered energy service per unit of energy supplied into a system. Supply …-side energy efficiency refers to decreasing energy losses in the supply chain, for improved performance in the production and … delivery of electricity and heat. Demandside energy efficiency (DSEE) is achieved through consuming less energy for the same …

for a cleaner energy mix. Furthermore, additional production will soon come on stream, and there is a reasonable chance of … longstanding due to sluggish reform away from monopoly provision by the state-owned incumbent. As elsewhere, energy use has …, which relies primarily on energy-efficiency measures and an increase in the share of renewable-electricity product. This …

This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years … in the Latin American energy sector, as both consumer and financier. Natural gas consumption has also grown in recent … years, and the discovery of large non-conventional gas reserves will also alter the energy landscape. Overall, the paper …

importing energy are trying to assert their positions. These forces are about to change the nature of international business …The economic crisis did not altered the deep structural changes underway in global energy markets - growing energy … markets could help solving major energy challenges ahead. The current crisis has led to declining prices and slower economic …

This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced … reductions in net carbon emissions; technological innovation, and increased energy security. The latter part of the paper centers … justified, relative to other means to increase energy security and reduce carbon emissions. We also find an excessive emphasis …

</li> <li>Making Energy Efficiency Sexy</li> <li>Building Hopes Beyond Green Buildings</li> <li>The Sun Shines on Renewables … irresponsibly ¡ª if we continue to waste food, water and energy ¡ª we are not even in the race.¡±</i> This book looks at the … sustainable, low-carbon future. To focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency. To stop the burning and stop wasting resources …

at the state and local levels. In this book, David Hess explores the politics of green energy and green jobs, linking the …, examining demand-side and supply-side support for green industry and local small business. He analyzes the successes and … failures of green coalitions and the partisan patterns of support for green energy reform. This new piecemeal green industrial …

The UK Government has unveiled an ambitious retrofit programme that seeks significant improvement to the energy … efficiency of the housing stock. High quality data on the energy efficiency of buildings and their related energy demand is … critical to supporting and targeting investment in energy efficiency. Using existing home improvement programmes over the past …

energy, energy efficiency, or environmental sustainability. The Business and Economic Research Center has partnered with the … Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to estimate the economic impact of six ground-breaking green investments …The term green jobs has been widely used to describe jobs in businesses that are particularly related to renewable …

Perceived risk in future energy cost savings of energy efficient technologies has been well identified as a major … the adoption of energy efficient technologies has been limited. In this paper, we elicit consumer risk preferences using a … multiple price list experiment tailored to household energy decisions. We then use the elicited risk preferences to explain …