Financing Energy Efficiency : Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond

Energy for heating, cooling, lighting, mechanical power, and various chemical processes is a fundamental requirement for both daily life and economic development. The negative impact on the environment of current energy systems is increasingly alar...

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Main Authors:	Taylor, Robert P., Govindarajalu, Chandrasekar, Levin, Jeremy, Meyer, Anke S., Ward, William A.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACID RAIN AIR CONDITIONING AIR POLLUTION APPROACH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION BALANCE BARREL OF OIL BOILER BOILERS BUILDING CODES BUILDING ENERGY USE BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIALS BURNING COAL BURNING FOSSIL FUELS CAPACITY EXPANSION CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CARBON FINANCE CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CHEMICAL PROCESSES CLEANER ENERGY CLIMATE CHANGE COAL COGENERATION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COOLING COST EFFECTIVENESS DELIVERY OF ENERGY DELIVERY OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY DISCOUNT RATES DISTRICT HEATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USE EFFICIENT LAMPS ELECTRIC COMPANY ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION ELECTRICITY DEMAND EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSIONS END USER END USERS ENERGY BILLS ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMERS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY CONSUMPTION LEVELS ENERGY COST SAVINGS ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY DISTRIBUTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY INDUSTRIES ENERGY INPUT ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY INTENSIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY OFFICIALS ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY PERFORMANCE ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SERVICE ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY SYSTEMS ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FLUORESCENT LAMP FOSSIL GAS GASES GENERATION GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH IN ENERGY USE HEAT HYDROPOWER IMPACTS OF ENERGY PRODUCTION IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCREASE IN ENERGY DEMAND INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY KILOWATT-HOUR LAND USE LIGHTING LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET ECONOMIES MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL ENERGY DEMAND NEW PLANT OIL OIL EQUIVALENT OIL FIELDS PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINE POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POWER POWER LINES POWER PLANTS POWER SYSTEM PRESENT VALUE PRICE OF ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY RAW MATERIALS REDUCING ENERGY USE RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS SECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY STREAMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TAX REVENUE TAXATION TONS OF CARBON TONS OF COAL EQUIVALENT TOTAL CONSUMPTION TRANSACTION COSTS TYPES OF ENERGY UTILITIES UTILITY BILL UTILITY BILLS UTILITY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT UTILITY INDUSTRY VEHICLES VENTILATION WASTE WORLD ENERGY WORLD ENERGY DEMAND WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9014995/financing-energy-efficiency-lessons-brazil-china-india-beyond http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6349

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Summary:	Energy for heating, cooling, lighting, mechanical power, and various chemical processes is a fundamental requirement for both daily life and economic development. The negative impact on the environment of current energy systems is increasingly alarming, especially the global warming consequences of burning fossil fuels. The future requires change through the development and adoption of new supply technologies, through a successful search for new, less resource-intensive paths of economic development, and through adoption of energy. Greater energy efficiency is key for shifting country development paths toward lower-carbon economic growth. Especially in developing countries and transition economies, vast potential for energy savings opportunities remain unrealized even though current financial returns are strong. Activities included specialized technical assistance, training, and applied research covering the four primary areas of country interest: (a) development of commercial banking windows for energy efficiency; (b) support for developing energy service companies (ESCOs); (c) guarantee funds for energy efficiency investment financing; and (d) equity funding for ESCOs or energy efficiency projects. One clear message from the experience of the three country Energy Efficiency Project is the importance of establishing and maintaining practical, operationally focused dialogue between the banking community and the energy efficiency practitioner community.

Financing Energy Efficiency : Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond

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