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The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms

The Dutch Experience

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Authors:
  1. Kornelis Blok

    1. Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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  2. Henri L. F. Groot

    1. Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  3. Esther E. M. Luiten

    1. Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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  4. Martijn G. Rietbergen

    1. Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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  • Written by a multidisciplinary team with backgrounds in economics, environmental sciences and innovation theory, led by an acknowledged expert on technology and policy

Part of the book series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science (ECOE, volume 15)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 1-7

  3. A Framework for Analysing the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Technologies

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 9-29

  4. Subsidising the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Technologies: An Empirical Analysis of the Free-Rider Effect

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 31-49

  5. Energy-Efficiency Standards

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 51-70

  6. Negotiated Agreements

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 71-95

  7. Government Intervention Strategies in Stimulating the R&D of Energy-Efficient Technologies

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 97-126

  8. Instrument Choice and Energy-Efficiency Improvement by Firms: An Empirical Analysis

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 127-150

  9. Policy Instruments for Technology Adoption: A Model for Analysing the Diffusion of Energy-Efficient Technologies

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 151-167

  10. Conclusions

    • Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
    Pages 169-178

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 179-197
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Improvement of energy efficiency is one of the important options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, hundreds of technologies for improving the end-use energy efficiency make up more than half of the global potential for greenhouse gas emission reduction in the short and medium term (2010 -2020). (IPCC, 2001; see also WEA, 2000). An important next question is how these options can actually be deployed. More specifically, one may ask what role governments can play by using policy instruments to promote the deployment of energy efficient technologies. In this introductory Chapter, we will first set out the aim of the research described in this book. Then we will discuss the various policy instruments that may playa role in energy-efficiency improvement. Next the various aspects important for characterising policy instruments will be discussed and the various disciplinary approaches are listed. Finally, the outline of the complete book will be given.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

    Kornelis Blok, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen

  • Department of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Henri L. F. Groot

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