Energy Services Analysis An Alternative Approach for Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

Most environmental analyses focus on changing existing processes to use less energy and produce fewer emissions. This report uses energy service analysis (ESA) to examine possibilities for instead changing how a service is delivered. The ESA framework is used to analyze how changes in the provision...

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Main Author: Crane, Keith (auth)
Other Authors: Ecola, Liisa (auth), Hassell, Scott (auth), Nataraj, Shanthi (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2012
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Summary:Most environmental analyses focus on changing existing processes to use less energy and produce fewer emissions. This report uses energy service analysis (ESA) to examine possibilities for instead changing how a service is delivered. The ESA framework is used to analyze how changes in the provision of two services-news delivery and personal mobility-might reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and suggests other areas in which ESA could be applied.
ISBN:j.ctt3fh16f
9780833077691
9780833060365
Access:Open Access