Energy Transformation towards Sustainability explores how researchers, businesses and policymakers can explore and usefully improve energy systems and energy consumption behavior, both to reflect the reality of climate change and related environmental degradation and to adapt to the expanding periphery of renewable energy technologies. It introduces the reader to a suite of potential policy pathways to the necessary transformation in societal energy consumption, usage and behavior. Solutions discussed include energy efficiency, energy security, the role of political leadership, green public policy, and the transition to renewable energy sources.
International contributions address the range and depth of current research from a position of advocacy for ‘energy stewardship’ as the driver of this transformation. Case studies illustrate the range of various countries to diminish energy use. Finally, policy avenues are covered in depth.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1. Global energy consumption peculiarities and energy sources: Role of renewables - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions against the background of Polish economic growth - p. 51 10. Chapter 3. National growth and regional (under)development in Brazil: The case of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon - p. 71 11. Chapter 4. Energy consumption and income distribution. International policies for mitigating social exclusion - p. 85 12. Chapter 5. What does energy security mean? - p. 99 13. Chapter 6. Weather risk and energy consumption in Poland - p. 113 14. Chapter 7. International conflicts related to energy: A case study of Lithuania's opposition to the construction of Russian nuclear power plants near its borders - p. 133 15. Chapter 8. Case study: Free public transport as instrument for energy savings and urban sustainable development—the case of the city of Tallinn - p. 163 16. Chapter 9. Carsharing concept implementation in relation to sustainability – Evidence from Poland - p. 179 17. Chapter 10. Electromobility for sustainable transport in Poland - p. 199 18. Chapter 11. Toward solutions for energy efficiency: Modeling of district heating costs - p. 219 19. Chapter 12. Small business energy challenges and opportunities - p. 239 20. Chapter 13. Promotion of renewable energy in Morocco - p. 249 21. Chapter 14. Social responsibility, social marketing role, and societal attitudes - p. 289 22. Subject Index - p. 309 23. Author Index - p. 323
Energy Transformation towards Sustainability explores how researchers, businesses and policymakers can explore and usefully improve energy systems and energy consumption behavior, both to reflect the reality of climate change and related environmental degradation and to adapt to the expanding periphery of renewable energy technologies. It introduces the reader to a suite of potential policy pathways to the necessary transformation in societal energy consumption, usage and behavior. Solutions discussed include energy efficiency, energy security, the role of political leadership, green public policy, and the transition to renewable energy sources.
International contributions address the range and depth of current research from a position of advocacy for ‘energy stewardship’ as the driver of this transformation. Case studies illustrate the range of various countries to diminish energy use. Finally, policy avenues are covered in depth.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1. Global energy consumption peculiarities and energy sources: Role of renewables - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions against the background of Polish economic growth - p. 51 10. Chapter 3. National growth and regional (under)development in Brazil: The case of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon - p. 71 11. Chapter 4. Energy consumption and income distribution. International policies for mitigating social exclusion - p. 85 12. Chapter 5. What does energy security mean? - p. 99 13. Chapter 6. Weather risk and energy consumption in Poland - p. 113 14. Chapter 7. International conflicts related to energy: A case study of Lithuania's opposition to the construction of Russian nuclear power plants near its borders - p. 133 15. Chapter 8. Case study: Free public transport as instrument for energy savings and urban sustainable development—the case of the city of Tallinn - p. 163 16. Chapter 9. Carsharing concept implementation in relation to sustainability – Evidence from Poland - p. 179 17. Chapter 10. Electromobility for sustainable transport in Poland - p. 199 18. Chapter 11. Toward solutions for energy efficiency: Modeling of district heating costs - p. 219 19. Chapter 12. Small business energy challenges and opportunities - p. 239 20. Chapter 13. Promotion of renewable energy in Morocco - p. 249 21. Chapter 14. Social responsibility, social marketing role, and societal attitudes - p. 289 22. Subject Index - p. 309 23. Author Index - p. 323
