Volume 9 - Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Energy Planning, and Policy

Panel 9 Introduction

Greenhouse Gas Emission from Building Construction in a Life-Cycle Perspective —Wood or Concrete Buildings?

Pål Börjesson, Leif Gustavsson, Lund University, Sweden

The Power Content Label: A Tool for Building a Consumer-Driven Market for Renewable Power

Cheri L. Davis, Timothy N. Tutt, California Energy Commission

Air Pollution Prevention Through Urban Heat Island Mitigation: An Update on the Urban Heat Island Pilot Project

Virginia Gorsevski, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Haider Taha, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Dale Quattrochi, Jeff Luvall, National Aeronautics Space Administration

Energy Efficiency and the Theory of the Firm

Brent M. Haddad, University of California, Santa Cruz; Richard B. Howarth, Dartmouth College; Bruce Paton, University of California, Santa Cruz

Understanding the Economic Benefits of Climate Change Commitments

Adam W. Hinge, Sustainable Energy Partnerships; Thomas G. Bourgeois, Pace University Energy Project

Community Energy Planning for Revelstoke BC: A Case Study

Innes Hood, Sebastian Moffatt, Craig Edwards, Sheltair Scientific Ltd.; Mike Wiggin, Natural Resources Canada

Protection of Energy Efficiency and Public Goods in Electric-Utility Restructuring in Brazil

Gilberto De Martino Jannuzzi, State University of Campinas, Brazil; Ashok Gadgil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Mark Chao, Institute for Market Transformation

Combined Heat and Power (CHP or Cogeneration) for Saving Energy and Carbon in Commercial Buildings

Tina Kaarsberg, Northeast-Midwest Institute; Ronald Fiskum, Joseph Romm, Arthur Rosenfeld, U.S. Department of Energy; Jonathan Koomey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; W. Peter Teagan, Arthur D. Little, Inc.

A Policy Analysis of Voluntary Agreements for Energy Efficiency in Industry

Anders Larsen, Signe Karup, Trine Pipi Kroemer, AKF, Institute of Local Government Studies, Denmark

Global Carbon Impacts of Using Forest Harvest Residues for District Heating in Vermont

Howard A. McLain, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Comprehensive Energy Services at Competitive Prices: Building Efficiency and Energy for Small Consumers Through a Retail Buyers’ Cooperative

John Plunkett, Optimal Energy, Inc.; Beth Sachs, Vermont Energy Investment Corp.

Cooler Paving Materials for Heat Island Mitigation

Melvin Pomerantz, Hashem Akbari, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Road from Kyoto: The Evolution of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use in IEA Countries

Lee Schipper, Fridtjof Unander, Celine Marie, Roger Gorham, Debra Justus, International Energy Agency; Michael Ting, Marta Khrushch, Tom Krackeler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy Star® Label for Roof Products

Rachel S. Schmeltz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Sarah E. Bretz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Quest for “Public Purposes” in the Pacific Northwest

Howard Schwartz, Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development and The Evergreen State College

Linking Market-Based Energy Efficiency Programs to Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, and Global Warming

Peter R. Smith, Paul A. DeCotis, Karl S. Michael, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Carbon Offset Accounting and Monitoring of Emission Reductions in Energy Efficiency Projects

Joel N. Swisher, Econergy International Corporation

Preliminary Results from a Bottom-Up Analysis to Determine Residential Energy Consumption in the Emerging Economies of the World

Isaac Turiel, Sajid Hakim, David Fridley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Bidding the Green: Incentivizing New Renewable Power Development in California

Timothy N. Tutt, California Energy Commission

Aligning Climate Stabilization with State Policy Priorities: Actions and Issues in Washington State

Tony Usibelli, K.C. Golden, Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Verification of Climate Change Mitigation Projects

Edward L. Vine, Jayant A. Sathaye, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Meeting the United Kingdom’s CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets: The Role of Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings

Joanne Wade, Association for the Conservation of Energy, London; Matthew A. Leach, University of London

Savings Potential of Energy Star® Voluntary Labeling Programs

Carrie A. Webber, Richard E. Brown, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Solving Employment Problems in the European Union: The Role of Energy Efficiency

Victoria Wiltshire, Association for the Conservation of Energy, London

Details, Details...The Impact of Market Rules on Emerging “Green” Energy Markets

Ryan H. Wiser, Steven J. Pickle, Joseph H. Eto, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Diverging Developments in Residential Space Heating and Electric Appliances: the Impact on CO Emissions Evidence from Ten OECD-Countries

Josef Zoechling, Vienna University of Technology; Tom Krackeler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Reinhard Haas, Vienna University of Technology; Lee Schipper, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory