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 …

Improvements in energy efficiency are increasingly seen as a key strategy to reduce energy consumption in the domestic … sector. Yet, concerns are mounting that households rebound, meaning that they adapt to efficiency gains by increasing their … demand, as efficiency improvements reduce relative costs of energy. This study investigates the elasticity of household …

The promotion of US energy efficiency policy is seen as a very important activity by the Energy Information Agency (EIA …). Generally, the level of energy efficiency of a state is approximated by energy intensity, commonly calculated as the ratio of … energy use to GDP. However, energy intensity is not an accurate proxy for energy efficiency, because changes in energy …

efficiency of the interaction (mobility) and land use structure (called as 'territorial functionality'), applied to the …