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Energy efficiency, the 'first fuel'

Ekins, Paul; (2023) Energy efficiency, the 'first fuel'. In: Stopping Climate Change: Policies for Real Zero. (pp. 74-89). Routledge: London, UK.

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Abstract

Energy efficiency is sometimes described as the ‘first fuel’, because increasing energy efficiency means that the same energy service (kilometres driven, level of lighting, clothes washed, hours of entertainment watched) can be delivered with less energy use. This chapter looks in detail at the energy savings and CO2 emission reductions that have been achieved through energy efficiency policies, and the further savings and reductions that could be achieved by such measures in the future. Largely drawing on UK and wider European experience, the chapter sets out the barriers to increasing energy efficiency, and how they can be overcome, in respect of industry, buildings and transport (vehicles).

Type: Book chapter
Title: Energy efficiency, the 'first fuel'
ISBN-13: 9781003438007
DOI: 10.4324/9781003438007-4
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003438007-4
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190192
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