strategy
Researching energy efficiency
Synonyms:
Exploring sustainable energy use Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.In 1993, in response to pressure exerted by a coalition of Philippine NGOs, the Asian Development Bank approved a Technical Assistance Grant of US$ 600,000 for a long-term Power System Planning Study to examine energy efficiency and perceived energy needs.
Broader:
Advancing energy efficiencyApplying science sustainablyDiversifying energy researchEnsuring sustainable development of energy resources Facilitates:
Recycling materialsIncreasing energy intensityReducing energy consumptionRecycling industrial wastesUsing high-performance windowsUsing energy efficient lightingEmploying energy efficient designIntensifying existing resource useEnvisioning future energy scenariosDemonstrating alternative energy usesDetermining inexpensive energy sourceDetermining inexpensive energy sourceRetrofitting energy efficient systemsIncreasing productivity of material resourcesPromoting environmentally sound economic growthUsing hydrogen fuelEnsuring sustainable energy in human settlements Facilitated by:
Researching transportCompiling energy statistics Problems:
Unsustainable energy consumptionOrganizations:
World Resources Institute References:
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Energy Efficiency in European IndustryEnergy Efficiency 2000 Project: East-West Energy Efficiency: policies and programmes, technologies and who's whoHollander, Jack M: The Energy - Environment ConnectionPeet, John: Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability Subjects:
Resources → EnergyResearch, Standards → Research
Research, Standards → Exploration
Cybernetics → Cybernetics
Development → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
