Energy conservation in the United States
understanding its role in climate policy
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Author
Contributions
- National Bureau of Economic Research. - Contributor
Publication
2006 - National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
9,750 words, Guess
Page Count
39 pages
Identifiers
- Library of Congress Control Number2006619185
- OCLC Control Number70067306
- Open LibraryOL21630446M
Classifications
- LCCHB1
Description
"Efforts to reduce carbon emissions significantly will require considerable improvements in energy intensity, the ratio of energy consumption to economic activity. Improvements in energy intensity over the past thirty years suggest great possibilities for energy conservation: current annual energy consumption avoided due to declines in energy intensity since 1970 substantially exceed current annual domestic energy supply.While historic improvements in energy intensity suggest great scope for energy conservation in the future, I argue that optimistic estimates of avoided energy costs due to energy conservation are likely biased downward. I then analyze a data set on energy intensity in the United States at the state level between 1970 and 2001 to disentangle the key elements of energy efficiency and economic activity that drive changes in energy intensity"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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Series Statement
- NBER working paper series -- no. 12272.
- Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 12272.
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