Energy Efficiency Economics and Policy

Energy Economics and Policy

Copyright © 2013 Zhan-Ming Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. There are emerging concerns worldwide on management of energy resources and its development, such as control of the environmental impact of ene...

Economics of Energy Efficiency

externality An economically significant effect of an activity, the consequences of which are borne (at least in part) by parties other than the party who engages in the activity, and which are not accounted for through trade. diffusion The gradual adoption of new process or product innovations by firms and individuals. innovation The initial market introduction or commercialization of new proce...

Energy Efficiency and Energy Policy

Energy Discourses in Europe - Legitimation of EU Energy Efficiency Policy

The production and use of energy is an important factor in European politics and science. However, we know little about the discussions that influence how scarce financial resources of governments and organizations are directed to different projects and action related to energy strategy of EU. Therefore, this paper studies the discourses that underlie the ‘energy talk’ of EU decision makers. Th...

Economics of Energy Efficiency in a CO2 Constrained World

Greenhouse gas emission trading programs have been initiated in the European Union, Canada and the United States in an effort to harness market forces to efficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Three major methods for reducing or offsetting greenhouse gas emissions are purchasing greenhouse gas emission reduction credits, purchasing renewable energy certificates, and improving energy effic...