Energy Efficiency: The First Fuel

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Channel: Case Western Reserve University · 2008 · Education

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EECS 500 Seminar
Harvey M. Sachs, Ph.D. Senior Fellow
October 7, 2008

There are many barriers to increased efficiency, but all can be handled with an appropriate policy environment. It turns out that the social sciences are as important as engineering in achieving change: behavioral patterns and conventional economic analyses can impede progress. Examples drawn largely from the built environment will illustrate some policy levers, such as tax policy, efficiency standards, building codes, and market transformation programs, and their limitations.

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