Limits to energy conservation analysis

After the 1973 crisis energy conservation was heralded as an immediate and economic solution to the oil problem. There seem to be good reasons for this: its potential appears large, many conservation measures use established techniques; and the effects on the environment, if any, are mostly benefici...

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Published in:Energy policy 1981-01, Vol.9 (1), p.47-48
Main Author: Wene, Clas-Otto
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:After the 1973 crisis energy conservation was heralded as an immediate and economic solution to the oil problem. There seem to be good reasons for this: its potential appears large, many conservation measures use established techniques; and the effects on the environment, if any, are mostly beneficial. But, asks Clas-Otto Wene, what has been accomplished? Many papers on conservation have been written but so far the effect on the energy balance seems to have been minute. Has energy conservation been oversold?
ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/0301-4215(81)90205-6