Taylor, Robert P.Govindarajalu, ChandrasekarLevin, JeremyMeyer, Anke S.Ward, William A.2012-05-242012-05-242008978-0-8213-7304-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6349Energy 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACID RAINAIR CONDITIONINGAIR POLLUTIONAPPROACHATMOSPHEREATMOSPHERIC CARBONATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDEATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONBALANCEBARREL OF OILBOILERBOILERSBUILDING CODESBUILDING ENERGY USEBUILDING MATERIALBUILDING MATERIALSBURNING COALBURNING FOSSIL FUELSCAPACITY EXPANSIONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCARBON FINANCECENTRAL GOVERNMENTSCHEMICAL INDUSTRIESCHEMICAL PROCESSESCLEANER ENERGYCLIMATE CHANGECOALCOGENERATIONCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOOLINGCOST EFFECTIVENESSDELIVERY OF ENERGYDELIVERY OF ENERGY EFFICIENCYDISCOUNT RATESDISTRICT HEATINGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCALEEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSEFFICIENCY OF ENERGYEFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USEEFFICIENT LAMPSELECTRIC COMPANYELECTRIC POWERELECTRICITYELECTRICITY CONSERVATIONELECTRICITY DEMANDEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONSEND USEREND USERSENERGY BILLSENERGY CONSERVATIONENERGY CONSUMERSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY CONSUMPTION LEVELSENERGY COST SAVINGSENERGY COSTSENERGY DEMANDENERGY DISTRIBUTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTSENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKETENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURESENERGY INDUSTRIESENERGY INPUTENERGY INTENSITYENERGY INTENSIVEENERGY MANAGEMENTENERGY OFFICIALSENERGY OUTLOOKENERGY PERFORMANCEENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTINGENERGY POLICYENERGY PRICESENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY REQUIREMENTSENERGY SAVINGSENERGY SECURITYENERGY SERVICEENERGY SERVICE COMPANIESENERGY SERVICE COMPANYENERGY SERVICESENERGY SOURCESENERGY SUPPLYENERGY SYSTEMSENERGY USEENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYFLUORESCENT LAMPFOSSILGASGASESGENERATIONGLOBAL ENERGY DEMANDGLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLYGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTGLOBAL PRIMARY ENERGY DEMANDGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH IN ENERGY USEHEATHYDROPOWERIMPACTS OF ENERGY PRODUCTIONIMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCYINCREASE IN ENERGY DEMANDINCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCYINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCYINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESINVESTMENTS IN ENERGYKILOWATT-HOURLAND USELIGHTINGLIGHTING EQUIPMENTMARKET DISTORTIONSMARKET ECONOMIESMOTOR VEHICLESNATIONAL ENERGY DEMANDNEW PLANTOILOIL EQUIVALENTOIL FIELDSPETROLEUMPILOT PROJECTSPIPELINEPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOWERPOWER LINESPOWER PLANTSPOWER SYSTEMPRESENT VALUEPRICE OF ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGY DEMANDPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION PROCESSESPRODUCTIVITYPROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCYRAW MATERIALSREDUCING ENERGY USERENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENTRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSSECURITY OF ENERGY SUPPLYSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE ENERGYTAX REVENUETAXATIONTONS OF CARBONTONS OF COAL EQUIVALENTTOTAL CONSUMPTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTYPES OF ENERGYUTILITIESUTILITY BILLUTILITY BILLSUTILITY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENTUTILITY INDUSTRYVEHICLESVENTILATIONWASTEWORLD ENERGYWORLD ENERGY DEMANDWORLD ENERGY OUTLOOKWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7304-0