Towards a sustainable energy balance: Progressive efficiency and the return of energy conservation

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-188

  Harris, Jeffrey ^a   Diamond, Rick ^b   Iyer, Maithili ^b   Payne, Christopher ^b   Blumstein, Carl ^c   Siderius, Hans Paul ^d  

^a Alliance to Save Energy   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Energy Institute at Haas and National Bureau of Economic Research   (United States)

^d SenterNovem   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appliances; Buildings; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy sufficiency; Progressive efficiency

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; APPLIANCES; BUILDINGS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARRYING CAPACITY; CONSUMER INFORMATION PROGRAMS; EFFICIENCY CRITERIA; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY INDICATORS; ENERGY MARKETS; ENERGY SERVICES; ENERGY STAR; ENERGY SUFFICIENCY; POLICY EVALUATION; POLICY MAKERS; PROGRESSIVE EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; TAX INCENTIVES; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CODES (STANDARDS); CONSERVATION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; FINANCE; LABELING; STANDARDS; TAXATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77956648884     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-008-9011-0     Document Type: Article

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