Tapping a Hidden Resource : Energy Efficiency in the Middle East and North Africa

Energy efficiency can improve fiscal balances, stimulate growth and competitiveness, strengthen energy security, and reduce the energy burden of the poor. It also can enhance the quality of life by improving energy products and services, reducing pollution, and reallocating savings from energy to so...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	air pollution air pollution damage air pollution resulting airborne particles appliance standards Approach availability BALANCE Border Prices building codes butane cancer carbon carbon dioxide Carbon Dioxide Emissions cement chemical composition Clean Technology cleaner energy climate change Coal Coal Products cogeneration combustion commercial fuels commitment to energy efficiency compact fluorescent lights compressed natural gas consumption of energy cost of energy Crude oil Demand for electricity demand management diesel distribution losses distribution of electricity Distribution of energy District heating District heating systems econometrics economic activity economic development economic growth economic incentives efficiency improvement efficiency of energy use efficient equipment efficient lighting efficient use Elasticities elasticity of substitution electric heaters ELECTRICITY electricity consumption electricity costs Electricity Demand Electricity Prices Electricity Pricing electricity use emission emission levels Emission per capita emission per unit emissions end-user efficiency Energy audits energy conservation energy conservation measures energy consumption ENERGY DEMAND Energy Efficiency energy efficiency improvement Energy efficiency improvements energy efficiency investments energy efficiency standards energy intensive energy investments energy management energy policies ENERGY PRICE ENERGY PRICES energy pricing energy producers energy production energy products Energy Research energy resources energy savings energy security Energy Service Energy Service Companies energy services energy sources ENERGY SUPPLY Energy Technologies energy use energy users Environmental environmental damage environmental degradation ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT environmental policy environmental regulations equilibrium expenditures financial resources fluorescent lamp fluorescent lights fossil fossil fuel fossil fuel reserves fossil fuel resources fossil fuels fuel fuel combustion fuel consumption fuel price Fuel Prices gas Gas Flaring Gas Flaring Reduction gas industry gas turbine gasification gasoline Gasoline prices Generation greenhouse greenhouse gas greenhouse gas emissions Greenhouse Gases gross domestic product heat heat recovery heavy fuel oil High energy intensity higher emission levels higher energy prices imports Improvements in energy efficiency Improving Energy Efficiency income increasing energy efficiency insurance International Energy Agency kerosene kilowatt-hour legislation leisure level of emissions liquid fuels LNG market economies national income natural gas Natural Resources oil combustion oil company oil consumption oil equivalent oil exports oil price oil prices Oil Products particulate Particulate emission particulate matter Particulate pollution Particulates Per capita energy petroleum petroleum gas Petroleum Product Petroleum Product Prices PETROLEUM PRODUCTS political economy pollutants pollution levels power power generation power generation capacity power plant power sector power systems primary energy primary energy demand primary energy supply productivity purchasing power Rational Use of Energy Reducing emissions refined products refrigeration Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Development Resources Management Scientific Research solar radiation solar water heaters Sustainable Development sustainable energy sustainable energy future tariff structure thermal unit total energy consumption urban air pollution urban centers urban population vehicles waste waste management water heating World Energy
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17151