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Energy Poverty: Global Challenges and Local Solutions de Antoine Halff

Energy Poverty: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

Editat de Antoine Halff, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Jon Rozhon
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 noi 2014

Recomandăm Energy Poverty ca pe un instrument de lucru esențial pentru oricine activează în domeniul dezvoltării economice. Pe linia analitică a lucrării Energy, Poverty, and Development, dar cu un focus accentuat pe soluții locale aplicabile și studii de caz de la firul ierbii, acest volum editat de Antoine Halff, Benjamin K. Sovacool și Jon Rozhon depășește simpla constatare a unei crize globale. În timp ce alte titluri similare, precum International Energy and Poverty, se concentrează pe integrarea abordărilor fragmentate, lucrarea de față oferă un „tool kit” pragmatic, fiind parțial manual de teren și parțial analiză economică.

Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în rigoarea datelor: cele 83 de figuri și 70 de tabele fundamentează o strategie clară pentru combaterea sărăciei energetice. Cititorul va învăța cum să măsoare progresul politicilor de acces la energie și, mai important, va înțelege ce a funcționat și ce a eșuat în experiențele naționale ale Chinei sau ale statelor africane, relatate direct de oficiali și reglementatori locali. Structura este una orientată spre rezultate, împărțită între benchmark-uri necesare, analize istorice și opțiuni de implementare rapidă.

Într-un context marcat de schimbări climatice și resurse finite, Energy Poverty demonstrează că extinderea rețelelor moderne de energie nu este doar un imperativ moral, ci o necesitate economică globală. Tonul este unul autoritar și documentat, transformând o problemă umanitară complexă într-o serie de pași acționabili pentru economiști și antreprenori.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780199682362
ISBN-10: 0199682364
Pagini: 476
Ilustrații: 83 Figures, 70 Tables, 6 Boxes
Dimensiuni: 162 x 240 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

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Despre autor

Volumul este coordonat de o echipă de experți de renume mondial în politici energetice. Benjamin K. Sovacool este un cercetător prolific în domeniul tranziției energetice și al justiției climatice, având o experiență vastă în analiza barierelor instituționale în calea energiei regenerabile. Antoine Halff aduce o expertiză valoroasă din perspectiva piețelor globale de energie, fiind anterior analist principal la Agenția Internațională a Energiei (IEA). Jon Rozhon completează echipa cu o perspectivă practică asupra reglementării și consultanței internaționale, asigurând echilibrul dintre teorie și aplicabilitatea politică a acestui manual de referință.

Descriere

This edited volume looks at energy poverty, an issue whose pivotal role in the fight for human development is only now being recognised by policymakers. Nearly one quarter of humanity still lacks access to electricity. Close to one third rely on traditional fuels like firewood and cow dung for cooking, at great cost to their health and welfare. While most prevalent in parts of Africa and Asia, energy poverty is a global problem which concerns us all. This book, which brings together economists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and other practitioners from all over the world, is dedicated to a single goal: finding a solution to this haunting problem. It is part history, part economics, part political analysis, part business case review, and part field handbook. Part One focuses on defining and measuring the problem and benchmarking progress in solving it, an obvious prerequisite to any successful energy-access policy. Part Two reviews past and current energy access programs, with an eye towards finding out what worked and what didn't and what can be replicated elsewhere. These case reviews are told as seen on the ground - China's experience by top Chinese officials and Africa's by African regulators and scholars. Based in part on those cases, the book's last, more forward-looking section aims to present practitioners with a tool kit, a menu of options to speed up their efforts. The energy access agenda is gaining traction at a time of rising concerns about climate change and resource constraints. This book shows that bringing modern energy to those who lack it not just a moral imperative, but will likely benefit the world as a whole without harming the environment or unduly stretching finite resources.

Recenzii

Energy Poverty brings new thinking to an old problem, and is a must-read for anyone serious about creating meaningful solutions to end poverty.
... an excellent reference tool
At long last, Energy is receiving the attention it deserves as a key factor in Poverty Alleviation. This means that key concerns in our quest for Sustainable Development, climate, population, environment and health have finally been brought together. Energy Poverty; Global issues, Local Solutions is an excellent resource for the thoughtful analyst and political leader when addressing these crucial challenges for a safe and prosperous future.

Notă biografică

Antoine Halff is a senior official of the International Energy Agency, the head of its oil unit, and the editor of its authoritative monthly publication, the Oil Market Report. He has spent the last 20 years of his career focusing on energy issues in a series of positions spanning the worlds of government, finance, consulting, higher education, and the media, including New York bureau chief of famed newsletter Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, director of global energy for political-risk consultancy Eurasia Group, deputy head of research at Newedge, one of the world's top brokerages, and lead economist with the US Department of Energy's research arm, the Energy Information Administration. He has also taught courses on the Geopolitics of Energy and related topics at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He was born and educated in Paris and has lived and worked in Paris, Seoul, New York, and Washington, DC.Jon Rozhon is Senior Researcher at the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) and President of Oak Leaf Energy Training. He is Editor-in-Chief of the CERI journal, Geopolitics of Energy and author of numerous studies in areas as diverse as electric power, energy investment, and natural gas vehicles. He was Lecturer in English at the Gifu University for Foreign Languages for 15 years and has spent the past six years at CERI. In 2010, he started Oak Leaf Energy Training, which has provided training for over 100 corporations and government agencies. He holds an MA in English from Lakehead University and an MBA from McGill.Benjamin K. Sovacool is Director of the Danish Center for Energy Technology at AU-Herning and a Professor of Business and Social Sciences at Aarhus University. He is also Associate Professor of Law at Vermont Law School and Director of the Energy Security and Justice Program at their Institute for Energy and the Environment, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Energy Research and Social Science. He works as a researcher and consultant on renewable energy and energy efficiency, the politics of large-scale energy infrastructure, designing public policy to improve energy security and access to electricity, and building adaptive capacity to the consequences of climate change. He is a Contributing Author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) forthcoming Fifth Assessment (AR5). He has consulted for the Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Program, and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.