全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): An Assessment of the Energy-Efficiency Gap and its Implications for Climate-Change Policy

G2TT

来源类型	Working Paper
规范类型	报告
DOI	10.3386/w20905
来源ID	Working Paper 20905
	An Assessment of the Energy-Efficiency Gap and its Implications for Climate-Change Policy
	Todd D. Gerarden; Richard G. Newell; Robert N. Stavins; Robert C. Stowe
发表日期	2015-02-02
出版年	2015
语种	英语
摘要	Improving end-use energy efficiency—that is, the energy-efficiency of individuals, households, and firms as they consume energy—is often cited as an important element in efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Arguments for improving energy efficiency usually rely on the idea that energy-efficient technologies will save end users money over time and thereby provide low-cost or no-cost options for reducing GHG emissions. However, some research suggests that energy-efficient technologies appear not to be adopted by consumers and businesses to the degree that would seem justified, even on a purely financial basis. We review in this paper the evidence for a range of explanations for this apparent “energy-efficiency gap.” We find most explanations are grounded in sound economic theory, but the strength of empirical support for these explanations varies widely. Retrospective program evaluations suggest the cost of GHG abatement varies considerably across different energy-efficiency investments and can diverge substantially from the predictions of prospective models. Findings from research on the energy-efficiency gap could help policy makers generate social and private benefits from accelerating the diffusion of energy-efficient technologies—including reduction of GHG emissions.
主题	Environmental and Resource Economics ; Energy
URL	https://www.nber.org/papers/w20905
来源智库	National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/578579
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Todd D. Gerarden,Richard G. Newell,Robert N. Stavins,et al. An Assessment of the Energy-Efficiency Gap and its Implications for Climate-Change Policy. 2015.