Transitions in energy efficiency and demand : the emergence, diffusion and impact of low-carbon innovation / edited by Kirsten E.H. Jenkins and Debbie Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, Kirsten E.H., Editor.

Contributor:

Hopkins, Debbie, editor.

Jenkins, Kirsten E. H., editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in energy transitions.

Routledge studies in energy transitions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--Great Britain.

Energy policy.

Energy conservation--Great Britain.

Energy conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 279 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Taylor & Francis 2019

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Meeting the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement and limiting global temperature increases to less than two degrees above pre-industrial levels demands rapid reductions in global carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing energy demand has a central role in achieving this goal, but existing policy initiatives have been largely incremental in terms of the technological and behavioural changes they encourage. Against this background, this book develops a sociotechnical approach to the challenge of reducing energy demand and illustrates this with a number of empirical case studies from the United Kingdom. In doing so, it explores the emergence, diffusion and impact of low energy innovations, including electric vehicles and smart meters. The book has the dual aim of improving the academic understanding of sociotechnical transitions and energy demand and providing practical recommendations for public policy. Combining an impressive range of contributions from key thinkers in the field, this book will be of great interest to energy students, scholars and decision-makers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781351127264

1351127268

OCLC:

1147275526