Energy efficiency benefits and the economic imperative of ICT-enabled systems

被引：11
作者：
Economic and Human Dimensions Research Associates, Tucson [1 ]
AZ, United States
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[1] Economic and Human Dimensions Research Associates, Tucson, AZ
来源：
Adv. Intell. Sys. Comput. | / 37-48期
关键词：
Energy efficiency; Energy productivity; Information and communication technologies;
D O I：
10.1007/978-3-319-09228-7_2
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摘要：
The global economy is not particularly energy-efficient. At current levels of consumption, we now waste about 86 % of the energy now used to maintain economic activity. This magnitude of waste imposes huge costs that constrain the robustness of the world economy. At the same time, however, there is an array of untapped cost-effective energy efficiency resources that can restore both energy and economic efficiency. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) may be the key to unlocking that potential. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
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页码：37 / 48
页数：11
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