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The Economics Of Energy Efficiency: Barriers to Cost-Effective Investment

Eoin O’Malley, Joachim E. Schleich, Sue Scott

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Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Understanding Barriers to Energy Efficiency 3. Energy Costs - Why Bother? Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the German Higher Education Sector 4. Leaving Money on the Floor: Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the UK Higher Education Sector 5. Standing on a Burning Platform: Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the UK Brewing Industry 6. Production Must Go On: Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the Irish Mechanical Engineering Industry 7. Regulations are not Enough: Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the UK Construction Industry 8. Barrier Busting: Overcoming Barriers to Energy Efficiency Index

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Key concepts: Efficient energy use, Investment (military), Irish, Business, Economics, Industrial organization, Environmental economics, Engineering