Same energy, more power : accelerating energy efficiency in Asia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787985503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines : , : Asian Development Bank, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 92-9254-164-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (99 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.79
• Soggetti: Energy consumption - Economic aspects - Asia; Energy conservation - Asia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Weights and Measures""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction: The Energy Efficiency Imperative""; ""1.1 Background: The Value of Energy Efficiency""; ""1.2 Environmental and Social Benefits""; ""1.3 Technical and Economic Benefits""; ""1.4 Energy Efficiency in Asia: Status and Prospects""; ""1.5 Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Action: ADB's Role""; ""2 Causes of Underinvestment and Persistent Energy Inefficiency""; ""2.1 Navigating the Investment Context""; ""2.2 An Economic View of Barriers to Energy Efficiency""""2.3 Demographic Trends and Energy Demand Growth""; ""2.4 The Institutional Environment for Energy Efficiency""; ""2.5 Behavioral Factors""; ""2.6 Energy Efficiency Fundamentals: Design Considerations for Policy and Finance""; ""3 Lessons Learned from Energy Efficiency Investment Experience""; ""3.1 Promoting Energy Efficiency: A Survey of Tools and Mechanisms""; ""3.2 Overarching Needs for Implementation""; ""3.3 Policy, Programs, and Incentives""; ""3.4 Engaging Stakeholders""; ""3.5 Monitoring and Evaluation""; ""3.6 Scaling Up and Systematizing Energy Efficiency: Some Ways Forward""""3.7 Building on Policy Experience: Next Steps""; ""4 Energy Efficiency State of Play in the PRC, India, and Southeast Asia""; ""4.1 A Status Report on Asia""; ""4.2 Country Commitments to Energy ; Efficiency""; ""4.3 Energy Trends in Asia""; ""4.4 Policies and Projects of Note: A Regional Survey""; ""4.5 Supportive Regional Actors""; ""5 ADB's Energy Efficiency Activities and Investments""; ""5.1 ADB's Value to Energy Efficiency Investments""; ""5.2 Expansion of ADB's Clean Energy Investments""; ""5.3 ADB's Demand-Side Energy Efficiency Projects""""5.4 Demand-Side Energy Efficiency in Practice: Case Studies of ADB Action""; ""5.5 Recommendations for ADB's Clean Energy Program""; ""6 Realizing Energy Efficiency Potential in Asia and the Pacific""; ""6.1 Capturing Wider Gains for Energy Efficiency""; ""6.2 Enhancing Support Within ADB for Demand-Side Energy Efficiency""; ""6.3 Taking a More Systematic Approach""; ""6.4 Measuring ADB's Contribution to Energy Efficiency""; ""6.5 Up-front Fund Facility for Energy Efficiency""; ""6.6 Guideposts for Future Demand-Side Energy Efficiency Investments""""6.7 Final Considerations: Moving from Concept to Action""; ""7 Conclusion""; ""Appendixes""; ""1 Analysis of ADB's Clean Energy Portfolio""; ""2 ADB's Demand-Side Energy Efficiency Investments 2005â€?2011""; ""3 ADB's Independent Evaluation Department Report: Findings and Recommendations""; ""4 Interviewees""; ""References""; ""Figures""; ""1 Generation Cost Compared to Cost of Energy Efficiency""; ""2 Mitigation Measures for CO2 Abatement to 2035""; ""3 Energy Efficiency in Projected Energy Investments and Primary Energy Consumption in Southeast Asia""