| Energy Efficiency Governance: The Case of White Certificate Instruments for Energy Efficiency in Europe 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Steuwer, Dagmar Sibyl (Author) |
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ISBN: 3658006803 ISBN-13: 9783658006808 Publisher: Springer vs OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 300 |
| Series: Energiepolitik Und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Pr |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.07 lbs) 382 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Energy efficiency contributes to the main objectives of energy policy in the European Union: energy security, cost effectiveness and environmental benefits. However, the efficiency potential remains widely untapped. Will White Certificate Instruments, a new framework instrument to foster end-use energy efficiency, help to close the energy efficiency gap? The analysis compares the political process of choosing and designing White Certificate Instruments in Italy, France and Great Britain. The book shows that the type of policy instrument as well as its image has an influence not only on agenda-setting but also on the policy instrument's effectiveness due to interactions with existing energy efficiency discourses, regulatory traditions and the prevailing policy style. |