| Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Energy, economy and the environment : an introduction -- Climate debate -- Win-win climate policy -- Fundamentals of energy efficiency -- The benefits and drawbacks of energy efficiency -- The concept of barriers and drivers and its application to energy efficiency -- Energy efficiency and international environmental law -- Commercializing clean energy technologies -- Financing energy efficiency in transition economies -- The role of institutions in promoting energy efficiency. |
| Summary |
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. Energy Efficiency and Climate Change: Conserving Power for a Sustainable Future discusses. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Energy conservation.
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Energy conservation. |
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Energy policy.
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Energy policy. |
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Climatic changes -- Prevention.
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Climatic changes. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sudhakara Reddy, B.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Energy efficiency and climate change. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks [Calif.] : Sage Publications, 2009 9788132102281 (DLC) 2009032025 (OCoLC)432442128 |
| ISBN |
9788132104377 (electronic book) |
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8132104374 (electronic book) |
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8132102282 (hard back) |
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9788132102281 (hard back) |
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9788132108139 (ebook) |
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8132108132 (ebook) |
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9788132102281 (hard back) |
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