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Lights Out? : The Outlook for Energy in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
Title:
Lights Out? : The Outlook for Energy in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
Author:
Group, World Bank.
ISBN:
9780821382974
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (156 pages)
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Notes -- Chapter 2. The Impending Energy Crunch -- The Demand Outlook -- The Outlook for Primary Energy Supplies -- The Outlook for Electricity Supply -- Efficiency as a Potential Energy Resource -- Notes -- Chapter 3. The Potential Supply Response -- The Primary Energy Supply Response -- The Electricity Supply Response -- Total Investment Requirements in the Energy Sector -- The Regional Cooperation and Trade Response -- Reducing Energy Waste -- Notes -- Chapter 4. The Potential Demand Response: Increasing Energy Efficiency -- The Potential Benefits of Energy Efficiency -- Barriers to Energy Efficiency -- The Potential for More Efficient Energy -- Financing and Managing Energy Efficiency -- The Need for a Comprehensive Action Plan -- Notes -- Chapter 5. The Environmental Conundrum -- Policies and Instruments for Reducing Carbon Emissions -- Integrating Environmental Protection across Sectors -- The Need to Embrace Mitigation and Adaptation -- Notes -- Chapter 6. Creating an Enabling Environment for Investment -- Creating an Attractive Business Environment -- Ensuring the Financial and Commercial Viability of the Sector -- Structuring the Energy Sector to Attract Investment -- Addressing Affordability Concerns -- Appendix -- References -- Index -- Back cover.
Abstract:
Countries in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union are highly energy inter-dependent and facing similar challenges in terms of energy security. This is a global as well as national issue, which needs to be addressed in terms of energy efficiency, diversification of energy sources and types, strategies to manage price volatility, and also environmental implications. While the economic crisis has currently pushed aside energy security as a priority, pressures are building and policy-makers need to take decisions that have long term ramifications and may substantially impact the economic outlook at both the country and the regional level.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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