Lights out? [[electronic resource] ] : the outlook for energy in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

• Pubblicazione: Washington DC, : World Bank, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.790947
• Soggetto topico: Energy industries - Europe, Eastern; Energy industries - Former Soviet republics; Energy development - Europe, Eastern; Energy development - Former Soviet republics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Impending Energy Crunch; Chapter 3. The Potential Supply Response; Chapter 4. The Potential Demand Response: Increasing Energy Efficiency; Chapter 5. The Environmental Conundrum; Chapter 6. Creating an Enabling Environment for Investment; Appendix; References; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Countries in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union are highly energy inter-dependent and facing similar challenges in terms of energy security. This is a global as well as national issue, which needs to be addressed in terms of energy efficiency, diversification of energy sources and types, strategies to manage price volatility, and also environmental implications. While the economic crisis has currently pushed aside energy security as a priority, pressures are building and policy-makers need to take decisions that have long term ramifications and may substantially impact the economic out
• Titolo autorizzato: Lights out
• ISBN: 1-282-65747-X; 9786612657474; 0-8213-8297-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458285903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II