A Child's Guide to Energy Intensity and Energy Efficiency
Figus, Gioele and Swales, Kim (2022) A Child's Guide to Energy Intensity and Energy Efficiency. Discussion paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
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Abstract
This paper focusses on ambiguities in the discussion of energy efficiency linked to the fact that energy is typically combined with other non-energy inputs to generate energy-using services. An important potential source of misunderstanding concerns the different measures of energy efficiency. We draw here a clear distinction between energy effectiveness (also known as energy augmenting technical change) and energy intensity. In this discussion we stress the importance of various forms of endogenous substitution in determining changes in energy intensity following improvements in energy effectiveness. We also analyse the potential impact on energy intensity of improvements in the effectiveness of non-energy inputs. Finally, we explore the treatment of the costs of activating energy saving technology embodied in capital equipment.
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Figus, Gioele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2642-5504 and Swales, Kim;Persistent Identifier
https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00080661-
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Item type: Monograph(Discussion paper) ID code: 80661 Dates: DateEvent31 January 2022PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Economic Theory Department: Strathclyde Business School > Economics
Strathclyde Business School > Fraser of Allander InstituteDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 12 May 2022 09:11 Last modified: 30 Aug 2024 01:17 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/80661