This study develops a scenario-based model to assess the current and future trends in energy demand in Africa and … associated greenhouse gas emissions. Future energy demand is forecast on the basis of socio-economic variables such as gross … domestic product, income per capita, population, and urbanization. The Long-range Energy Alternative Planning model is applied …

effects. By applying this method to a randomized controlled trial on a residential energy rebate program, we show that dynamic …

Many new and ambitious energy efficiency and conservation laws are being enacted at all levels of government - and with … legal input and creativity for the client to reap the often remarkably large energy and cost savings. This article reviews a … range of these tools, especially financial legal mechanisms, that could help significantly reduce U.S. energy consumption …

This paper provides an overview of U.S. law and policy concerning energy efficiency and conservation. The United States … appears torn between two narratives - one expressing the abundant demonstrated opportunities provided by energy savings and … the other based on a fear of deprivation from using less energy. Rather than choosing between the two, U.S. law and policy …

This paper quantifies the increased green house gas emissions and negative effect on energy conservation (or … avoidable costs thus leveraging an increased rate of return on investments in energy efficiency, energy conservation behavior …, distributed energy generation, and fuel choices. Finally, limitations of this study and analysis are discussed and conclusions are …

This paper develops an econometric forecasting system of energy demand coupled with engineering–economic models of … energy supply. The framework is used to quantify the energy and environmental impacts of renewable and natural gas based … electricity power generation in California, considering the role of on-going energy conservation efforts and incorporating …

Energy efficiency of buildings in the service sector is becoming increasingly important in China due to the structural … shift of the economy from industry to services. This paper employs a bottom-up cohort model to simulate current energy … saving policies and to make projections for future energy use and CO2 emissions for the period 2000-2030 in the Chinese …

Investment in building thermoinsulation is a subject to appraisal for efficiency from the position of discounted cash … flows taken specifically by energy saving. The appraisal of investment as optimal is attended by achieving the shortest term … for investment implementation, the lowest investment outlays, the maximum total net value of energy savings, the shortest …