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Energy Efficiency

Semikolenova, Yadviga, Sharabaroff, Alexander, Stuggins, Gary

2013

Overview

This study is designed to analyze the energy efficiency policies in seven countries that were successful in achieving low energy intensities or in reducing their energy intensity considerably. The study analyzes the evolution of the energy intensity of these countries from 1990 to 2007, identifying points of inflection in the progress towards improvements. Changes to the policy agenda immediately upstream are explored in an effort to identify cause and affect relationships in energy efficiency improvements. Although direct relationships are difficult to isolate, cross country analyses that point to similar successes among a variety of countries give some confidence that these policies have contributed to reducing energy needs. The energy efficiency of new buildings is relatively easily and in expensively addressed by setting standards: making a new building energy efficient typically adds only 5 percent to the total cost. The purpose of this study is to determine what policy changes make a difference in countries' energy in tensity. The starting point for the analysis was the evolution of countries' energy intensity over time to identify inflection points when notable changes took place. Given that the inflection point could have been caused by external price shocks or structural changes, these causes were analyzed and removed from further consideration. Then changes to the policy agenda during identified periods were explored in an effort to identify cause and affect relationships in energy efficiency improvements.

• Publisher: THE WORLD BANK,World Bank,World Bank Publications,The World Bank
• Subject: AIR POLLUTION / ALLOCATION / APPLIANCE STANDARDS / APPROACH / AVAILABILITY / BOILER / BOILER EQUIPMENT / BOILERS / BUILDING ENERGY USE / CEMENT / CEMENT PLANTS / CEMENT PRODUCTION / CHANGES IN ENERGY INTENSITY / CLIMATE / COMMITMENT TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY / CONSUMER BEHAVIOR / COST OF ENERGY / COST OF PRODUCTION / Deutschland / DISTRICT COOLING / DISTRICT HEATING / Dänemark / ECONOMIC ANALYSIS / ECONOMIC COSTS / ECONOMIC GROWTH / EFFICIENCY GAINS / EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT / EFFICIENT LIGHTING / ELECTRICITY / EMISSIONS / EMISSIONS REDUCTION / END-USE / Energieeinsparung / Energiekonsum / ENERGY AUDIT / ENERGY AUDITS / ENERGY COMPANIES / ENERGY CONSERVATION / ENERGY CONSUMPTION / Energy consumption -- Europe / Energy consumption -- Former Soviet republics / ENERGY COSTS / ENERGY EFFICIENCY / ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT / ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS / ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS / ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES / ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS / ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS / ENERGY GENERATION / ENERGY INTENSIVE / ENERGY MANAGEMENT / ENERGY NEEDS / ENERGY OUTLOOK / ENERGY POLICY / Energy policy -- Europe / Energy policy -- Former Soviet republics / ENERGY PRICE / ENERGY PRICES / ENERGY REDUCTION / ENERGY RESOURCES / ENERGY SAVINGS / ENERGY SECURITY / ENERGY SERVICE / ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES / ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY / ENERGY SERVICES / ENERGY STRATEGY / ENERGY SUBSIDIES / ENERGY SUPPLIERS / ENERGY SUPPLY / ENERGY TAXES / ENERGY USAGE / ENERGY USE / ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS / ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY / Europe / EXTERNAL PRICE / FINANCIAL COMMITMENT / FINANCIAL SUPPORT / Former Soviet republics / FUEL / GAS / GAS DISTRIBUTION / GAS SUPPLY / GENERATION / GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT / GREENHOUSE / GREENHOUSE GASES / GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT / HEAT / HEATING SYSTEMS / HIGH ENERGY INTENSITY / HIGHER ENERGY PRICES / IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY / INCOME / INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY / INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY / Irland / JOBS / Litauen / MARKET FAILURES / MARKET FOR ENERGY / MARKET FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY / MARKET PENETRATION / MEMBER STATES / OIL / OXYGEN / Polen / POWER / POWER PLANTS / PRIMARY ENERGY / PRIMARY SOURCE OF ENERGY / PRODUCTION FACILITIES / REAL ESTATE / REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION / REGULATORY FRAMEWORK / REVENUE NEUTRAL / Rumänien / Schweden / SUPPLY COSTS / TAX INCENTIVES / TOTAL COST / TRANSACTION COSTS / UTILITIES / VENTILATION / WORLD ENERGY / WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
• ISBN: 0821398032, 9780821398036