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 paper fills a gap in the macroeconomic literature on renewable sources of energy. It offers a definition of green … countries. We use a new multi-country historical dataset and find that green investment has become a key driver of the energy … "green" energy, have a positive and significant impact on green investment. Other interventions, such as biofuel support, do …

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 …

energy use will continue in future; and attempts to replace fossil fuels with alternative energy sources or implementing CO 2 … removal or geoengineering approaches cannot provide the level of clean energy that economic growth needs. Global economic … recent global data (2012) for energy output from various sources, economic output and CO 2 , emissions to make its case …