E-vision 2002 [electronic resource] : Volume 1, proceedings of the conference : shaping our future by reducing energy intensity in the U.S. economy / David Ortiz, Jerry Sollinger.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Ortiz, David (David Santana)

Contributor:

Science and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation)

Rand Corporation.

United States. Department of Energy.

Sollinger, Jerry M.

Conference Name:

E-Vision 2002 (2002 : Arlington, Va.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--United States--Congresses.

Energy policy.

Energy consumption--United States--Congresses.

Energy consumption.

Industries--Energy consumption--United States--Congresses.

Industries.

Industrial productivity--United States--Congresses.

Industrial productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Shaping our energy future

Shaping our future by reducing energy intensity in the U.S. economy

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The E-Vision 2002 Conference, held in May 2002, was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy as a step toward implementing a key recommendation of the Bush administration?s National Energy Policy. It gathered 150 of the nation?s leading energy experts to discuss ways of reducing the country?s energy intensity. This volume and the additional volume enclosed on CD-ROM contain the presentations and discussions that took place at the conference, including the identification of goals and the means to achieve them. It is a key work for those involved in implementing the National Energy Policy.

Contents:

Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLE; SUMMARY; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One; INTRODUCTION; PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE E-VISION 2002 CONFERENCE; HOW THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ARE ORGANIZED; A NOTE ON CONTENT; Chapter Two; ENERGY INTENSITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY; CONTEXT: MODERN HISTORY OF ENERGY INTENSITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY; DEFINITIONS AND BACKGROUND; ENERGY-CONSUMING SECTOR TRENDS AND POSSIBLE FUTURES; Chapter Three; LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS EFFORTS AT REDUCING ENERGY INTENSITY; PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCES; STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCES AT REDUCING ENERGY INTENSITY

FEDERAL EXPERIENCES AT REDUCING ENERGY INTENSITYChapter Four; OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING ENERGY INTENSITY IN THE U.S. ECONOMY; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; BUILDINGS SECTOR; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION SECTOR; Chapter Five; ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL PRIORITY FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE U.S. ECONOMY; ATTRIBUTES OF A NATIONAL PRIORITY FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POSSIBLE STRATEGIES OF A NATIONAL PRIORITY FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

UNCERTAINTIES, RISKS, AND EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT MAY IMPEDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL PRIORITY FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCYFIRST STEPS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL PRIORITY FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; CONCLUSION; Appendix A CONFERENCE AGENDA; Appendix B LIST OF ATTENDEES; REFERENCES

Notes:

"This proceedings report documents the presentations and discussions of the conference"--Pref.

Conference held in Arlington, Va., May 14-16, 2002.

"Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63).

ISBN:

0-8330-3591-6

OCLC:

475901507