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This book deals with a gamut of issues related to energy efficiency, development, and environment with a view to provide a systematic framework for the efficient utilization of energy. While analyzing the barriers and drivers for energy-efficiency investments, it focuses on mobilization of private capital and the commercialization of energy-efficiency technologies. It also links the issue with the climate debate in terms of its causes, outcomes, policy initiatives, mitigation, and adaptation methodologies.
Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency
Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency (EE) is widely viewed as an important element of economic and environmental policy. However, there is little agreement on specific EE goals and the strategies to attain them. The lack of consensus stems from the fact that there are differing views about the meaning of EE and the means of implementing it. How much one will actually benefit from EE depends on how one approaches the issue. Also, the success in EE improvements depends on how well various actors help each other, and how well their actions are integrated. The present chapter aims to explain the nature and purpose of EE as well as its relation to various actors of the society and the environment. The ...
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