Informing India’s Energy and Climate Debate
This CPR report reviews seven recent energy and climate studies to critically evaluate estimates of future Indian CO2 emissions, energy use and economic impacts.
Étiqueté : energy use
Climate change and space heating energy demand: A review of the literature
This paper reviews recent evidence on the potential impacts of climate change on energy demand for space heating in residential and commercial buildings.
Energy sustainability in the Gulf States – The why and the how
This paper by Laura El-Katiri aims to discuss the current and future challenges evolving from the Gulf region’s growing domestic energy use, coupled to its continued, almost exclusive, reliance on oil and natural gas, on the region’s future export potential, as well as the security of its domestic energy supplies…
The very hungry City: urban energy efficiency and the economic fate of citie
The author looks at dozens of cities and suburbs in Europe and the United States to understand the diverse factors that affect their energy use: behavior, climate, water supply, building quality, transportation, and others… © Yale Univ. Press)
Water and energy
The book shows how energy is used in all the various water cycle operations and demonstrates how water is used – and misused – in all kinds of energy production and generation.
Poverty, Growth and the Demand for Energy
Most future growth in energy use is forecast to come from the developing world. Understanding the likely pace and specific location of this growth is essential to inform decisions about energy infrastructure investments and to improve greenhouse gas emissions forecasts
Pathways to a low carbon economy
Based on a nationwide survey of over 400 of the larger and more engaged companies, this policy briefing paper from the Centre for Low Carbon Futures presents unique insights into current business perspectives on investment in energy and carbon management.
Energy Economics : Concepts, Issues, Markets and Governance
This textbook by Subesh C. Bhattacharyya introduces the basic concepts of energy economics and explains how simple economic tools can be used to analyse contemporary energy issues.
Impact of power generation mix on life cycle assessment and carbon footprint greenhouse gas results
This article shows greenhouse gas emissions estimates for electricity purchase for different scenarios using U.S. average electricity mix, state mixes, state mixes including imports, and a sector-specific mix to show how different these results can be.
