Investing in energy use and production to mitigate and to adapt to climate change
Description
Energy investments are a requirement to mitigate climate change, but also a challenge for adaptation. The first part of this PhD dissertation focuses on improving the energy efficiency of domestic appliances. Chapter 1 analyses if consumers take into account energy costs when they purchase refrigerators with UK market data. Chapter 2 presents the EU Energy Label, its expected effects on energy efficiency and the key factors of success of such a large scale information-based policy. The second part of this PhD dissertation broadens the scope of analysis to the impacts of climate change on energy investment behaviour. Chapter 3 reviews the climate sensitiveness of the electricity sector and provides elements of discussion on how investments decisions could better take into account climate change in the future. Chapter 4 provides a longitudinal analysis of the evolution of US housing (1985-2011) and its sensitivity to climate, with the objective of forecasting the long-run impact of climate change on both residential gas and electricity consumptions. (author)
Abstract (French)
Investir dans l'utilisation et la production d'energie est une necessite pour lutter contre le changement climatique, mais aussi un defi pour l'adaptation climatique. La premiere partie de cette these est consacree a l'amelioration de l'efficacite energetique des appareils electromenagers. Le Chapitre 1 analyse si les consommateurs prennent en compte les economies d'energie des refrigerateurs au moment de les acheter a partir de donnees de vente anglaises. Le Chapitre 2 presente l'etiquette energie europeenne, ses effets sur l'efficacite energetique ainsi que les facteurs cles de succes de cette politique de grande envergure. La deuxieme partie de cette these etend son champ d'etude aux impacts que le changement climatique aura sur les comportements d'investissement. Le chapitre 3 s'interesse a la sensibilite du secteur electrique au climat et propose des pistes de reflexion sur la prise en compte du changement climatique dans les decisions d'investissement. Le chapitre 4 est constitue d'une etude longitudinale de l'evolution du parc immobilier americain (1985-2011) et sa sensibilite au climat, dans le but d'etablir des predictions de long terme de l'impact du changement climatique sur la demande residentielle de gaz et d'electricite. (auteur)
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Additional titles
- Original title (English)
- Investir dans l'utilisation et la production d'energie pour lutter et s'adapter au changement climatique
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 177 p.
- Report number
- FRNC-TH--15364
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 55013942
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Thesis
- Descriptors DEI
- BEHAVIOR; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY DEMAND; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INVESTMENT; MITIGATION; PRODUCT LABELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL SECTOR; RETAIL PRICES; SALES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERVICE LIFE
- Descriptors DEC
- APPLIANCES; CLIMATIC CHANGE; DEMAND; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; LIFETIME; MATHEMATICS; PRICES; SIMULATION; STATISTICS
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- Notes
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