Volume 8 - Energy and Environmental Policy: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency

Tradable Certificates for Energy Efficiency: The Dawn of a New Trend in Energy Policy?

Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission, Directorate General JRC; Silvia Rezessy, Central European University, Environmental Sciences and Policy Department

Estimating Emission Reductions from Energy Efficiency in the Northeast

Bruce Biewald, Geoff Keith, Synapse Energy Economics

Transforming the Market for Sustainable Design: Effective Public Policies and Strategies

Nancy Carlisle, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Joan Glickman, U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program; Matthew Brown, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; Michael Foster, City of San Jose, California; Alison Kinn Bennett, Ken Sandler, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Moving Brazilian Markets Toward Greater Efficiency

Robin Clark, Marcos Ferreira, David Hathaway, ICF Consulting

Comparative Analysis of Homebuyer Response to New Zero Energy Homes

Timothy C. Coburn, Abilene Christian University; Barbara C. Farhar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Megan Murphy, University of Colorado

Consumer Price Impacts of Efficiency Standards

Larry Dale, Dev Millstein, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Transferred Just on Paper? Why Doesn’t the Reality of Transferring/Adapting Energy Efficiency Codes and Standards Come Close to the Potential?

Joseph J. Deringer, The Deringer Group, Inc.; Maithili Iyer, Yu "Joe" Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Growing the Commissioning Industry in California: A Collaborative Effort

Grant Duhon, Pacific Gas & Electric; Amanda Potter, Emily Moore, Phil Welker, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

Large-Production Home Builder Experience with Zero Energy Homes

Barbara C. Farhar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Timothy C. Coburn, Abilene Christian University; Megan Murphy, University of Colorado

If We’re Only Snoozing, We’re Losing: Opportunities to Save Energy by Improving the Active Mode Efficiency of Consumer Electronics and Office Equipment

Suzanne Foster, Chris Calwell, Ecos Consulting; Noah Horowitz, Natural Resources Defense Council

Less Is More! Energy Efficiency as a Strategy for Energy and Environmental Policy in Mexico and South Africa

Rafael Friedmann, Kenneth James, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Forecasting an Increasing Role for Energy Efficiency in Meeting Global Climate Goals

David B. Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council; Marc G. Hoffman, Consortium for Energy Efficiency

Cost Effective Contributions to New York’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources

David G. Hill, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation; John Plunkett, Optimal Energy, Inc.; Lawrence J. Pakenas, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority; R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; Christine Donovan, C.T. Donovan Associates; Philip H. Mosenthal, Optimal Energy Inc.; Chris Neme, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

The Most Volatile Non-Energy Benefits (NEBs): New Research Results “Homing In” on Environmental And Economic Impacts

Karen Imbierowicz, Lisa A. Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.

Reaping the Wind: The Economic Impacts of Spending on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programs

Alec Josephson, Stephen Grover, ECONorthwest; Ben Bronfman, Fred Gordon, Energy Trust of Oregon

Alignment of Efficiency Standards and Labeling Programs in South Asia

M.A. McNeil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; R.S. Agarwal, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; R.A. Attalage, Moratuwa University

Saving Electricity Quickly

Alan Meier, International Energy Agency

Exploring the Economic Development Implications of Capacity Building within State and Local Energy Efficiency Programs

Denise Mulholland, John A. "Skip" Laitner, Nikolaas Dietsch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The Technical, Economic, and Achievable Potential for Energy Efficiency in the United States: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Studies

Steven Nadel, Anna Monis Shipley, R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Taking Credit for GHG Emissions Reduction Activities of the EPA’s State and Local Capacity Building Branch

Lynn Price, Emily Bartholomew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Denise Mulholland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Laboratories of Efficiency: State Leadership in Energy Efficiency Policy

William Prindle, R. Neal Elliott, Martin Kushler, Therese Langer, Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; Nikolaas Dietsch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Out of the Closet: Climate Change as a Driver for Energy Efficiency

Ned Raynolds, Clean Air-Cool Planet

Taking Up Where Congress Left Off: The Ascendancy of the States in a Post-Energy Bill World

Kara Saul Rinaldi, Lowell W. Ungar, Kate Offringa, Alliance to Save Energy

Estimating the Potential for Cost Effective Electric Energy and Peak Demand Savings in Connecticut

Tom Rooney, Richard Spellman, GDS Associates, Inc.; Michael Rufo, Quantum Consulting, Inc.; Jeff Schlegel, CT Energy Conservation Management Board (ECMB) Consultant

Well Beyond Energy Codes: The Green Points Program in Boulder, Colorado

Elizabeth Vasatka, City of Boulder, Office of Environmental Affairs; Larry Kinney, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project; Cam Marshall, Marshall Information Service LLC

Putting Downward Pressure on Natural Gas Prices: The Impact of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Ryan Wiser, Mark Bolinger, Matthew St. Clair, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Carbon Trust’s Carbon Management Program: Description and Evaluation of Pilot Phase Results

Andrew Wordsworth, The Carbon Trust; Robert Kwartin, Abyd Karmali, ICF Consulting

Standby Power in the Residential Sector in Canada and Future Trends

Anna Zyzniewski, Natural Resources Canada