Buildings contribute 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions; therefore, strategies that can
substantially reduce emissions from the building stock are key components of broader efforts …

Residential electricity demand in most European countries accounts for a major proportion
of overall electricity consumption. The timing of residential electricity demand has significant …

This paper examines the energy efficiency performance of a sample of 71 developed and
developing countries between 1990 and 2014. In most current energy literature, the …

There has been concern that economic globalization will increase energy consumption and
reduce energy efficiency. A slew of studies investigating this assertion have used trade …

Renewable energy is one of the key clean production pathways to achieve the global
energy transition and combat climate change. This research is aimed to investigate the …

In recent decades, China has experienced similar increasing household energy
consumption and income trends. However, how household energy efficiency changes and …

Over the last two decades, the European Union and its Member States have introduced
policies aimed at improving energy efficiency. The Energy Service Directives (ESD) …

Energy efficiency in China has been the cause for increasing concern for national and local
sustainable development due to rapid economic development and large-scale energy …

This paper presents a model to determine the tax effort and tax capacity of 113 countries and
the main variables on which they depend. The results and the model allow a clear …

This article analyses the status and trends of the European Union (EU) residential energy
consumption in light of the energy consumption targets set by the EU 2020 and 2030 energy …