Cool Appliances Policy Strategies for Energy-Efficient Homes

In IEA member countries, electrical appliances are the fastest growing energy users, after automobiles. Cost-effective technology exists that could improve the energy efficiency of appliances by more than one-third in ten years. The greenhouse gases emitted as a result of the use of appliances alone...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Energy Agency
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2003
Series:Energy Efficiency Policy Profiles
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In IEA member countries, electrical appliances are the fastest growing energy users, after automobiles. Cost-effective technology exists that could improve the energy efficiency of appliances by more than one-third in ten years. The greenhouse gases emitted as a result of the use of appliances alone could be slashed by the equivalent of 322 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2010. This book assesses the potential energy savings and carbon reductions to be achieved through technical improvements to appliances
Physical Description:233 p. 16 x 23cm
ISBN:9789264100527