Book Description:
As an essential component for economic growth, energy has a significant
impact on the global economy. The need to meet growing energy demand has
prompted cutting-edge innovation in clean technology in an attempt to
realise environmental and cost objectives, whilst ensuring the security
of energy supply. This Handbook offers a comprehensive review of the
economics of energy, including contributions from a distinguished array
of international specialists. It provides a thorough discussion of the
major research issues in this topical field of economics. Themes
addressed include the theory of energy supply, demand and policy,
empirical modelling of energy demand, holistic energy models, an
analysis of coal, gas, electricity, oil and the 'markets' within which
they operate, and a discussion of the current key energy policy issues.
The topics of pricing, transmission, regulation, security, energy
efficiency, new technologies and climate change are also discussed. The
International Handbook on the Economics of Energy presents a
comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research making it an
indispensable reference for researchers, advanced students,
practitioners and policy-makers alike.
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