Energy fables : challenging ideas in the energy sector
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Energy fables : challenging ideas in the energy sector
(Earthscan from Routledge)
Routledge, 2019
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Energy Fables: Challenging Ideas in the Energy Sector takes a fresh look at key terms and concepts around which energy research and policy are organised.
Drawing on recent research in energy and transport studies, and combining this with concepts from sociology, economics, social theory and technology studies, the chapters in this collection review and challenge different aspects of received wisdom. Brief but critical introductions to classic notions like those of 'energy efficiency', 'elasticity', 'energy services' and the 'energy trilemma', together with discussions and analyses of well-worn phrases about 'low hanging fruit' and 'keeping the lights on', articulate aspects of the energy debate that are often taken for granted. In re-working these established themes and adding twists to familiar tales, the authors develop a repertoire of new ideas about the fundamentals of energy demand and carbon reduction.
This book presents a valuable and thought-provoking resource for students, researchers and policy-makers interested in energy demand, politics and policy.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Part I. What is energy for? 2. Energy Demand 3. Energy Services Part II. Characteristics 4. Energy Efficiency 5. Rebound 6. Elasticity Part III. Injunctions 7. Low Hanging Fruit 8. Keeping the Lights on 9. Promoting Smart Homes Part IV. Policies 10. The Energy Trilemma 11. Flexibility 12. Non-Energy Policy 13. Postscript: Can Energy Researchers and Policy Makers Change their Spots?
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