Energy efficiency and energy conservation: policies, programmes and their effectiveness
Owen, G.
2000 Energy & Environment, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 553-564(12)
Owen, G., (2000), "Energy efficiency and energy conservation: policies, programmes and their effectiveness", Energy & Environment, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 553-564(12).
Abstract:
This paper examines energy conservation and energy efficiency policies and programmes, mainly in the UK, but also in Denmark and the Netherlands. It explores the theoretical and practical differences between energy conservation and energy efficiency and shows how, particularly in the household sector, energy demand has continued to increase despite a range of policies to improve energy efficiency. Energy efficiency's ability to deliver energy and CO2 savings may be significantly counter-balanced in the short term by trends towards greater use of appliances and increasing comfort standards. Over the medium and longer term energy efficiency should prove much more beneficial as saturation is reached for many energy services. However, without action to raise energy prices (e.g. through taxation) the potentially beneficial effects of energy efficiency programmes may be limited.
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