The Denominator problem: Energy demand in a sustainable energy policy

Barton, Barry

The Denominator problem: Energy demand in a sustainable energy policy

dc.contributor.author	Barton, Barry	en_NZ
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-24T02:46:26Z
dc.date.available	2013	en_NZ
dc.date.available	2015-08-24T02:46:26Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en_NZ
dc.description.abstract	Often when people think of policy for long-term sustainability they think of energy supply and not energy demand. What comes to mind often are new sources of supply on the very edge of technology, such as shale gas and deep-sea oil resources; or it may be renewable energy sources, such as hydro, wind, solar, geothermal and biofuels. But if people focus exclusively or excessively on supply, they are overlooking the demand side. How much energy must we produce in order to meet our human and economic needs? What assumptions are we making about future energy demand? In regard to a particular energy project going through an environmental impact assessment process, how do we evaluate whether the project is necessary?
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.citation	Barton, B. (2013). The Denominator problem: Energy demand in a sustainable energy policy. Policy Quarterly, 9(1), 3–8.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1176-4325	en_NZ
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9556
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	The Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington	en_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOf	Policy Quarterly	en_NZ
dc.rights	© 2013 Victoria University of Wellington. Used with permission.
dc.title	The Denominator problem: Energy demand in a sustainable energy policy	en_NZ
dc.type	Journal Article
pubs.begin-page	3
pubs.elements-id	38305
pubs.end-page	8
pubs.issue	1	en_NZ
pubs.organisational-group	/Waikato
pubs.organisational-group	/Waikato/FLAW
pubs.volume	9	en_NZ