Are There Realistic Possibilities for a Higher “Batting” Average? On Improving Residential Energy Efficiency in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11968858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David L Ryan (Department of Economics University of Alberta, Edmonton, corresponding author), Junaid B Jahangir (0000-0001-9912-8335, MacEwan University), Junaid Bin Jahangir (Department of Anthropology, Economics, and Political Science MacEwan University Edmonton, Alberta) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | Supplement 2 |
| Pages | S125-S141 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cpp.39.supplement2.s125 |
| OpenAlex | W2017623434 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The main use of energy in the residential sector in Canada is for space heating. Reductions in residential energy use, therefore, are likely to be achieved primarily through energy-saving retrofits, such as improved insulation. Reasons advanced to explain the foot-dragging of the residential sector in this regard are examined here, along with various policy options. Canadian survey data from 2003 are used to examine and compare the most energy-inefficient households who saw no need for retrofits with other households who provided a similar response, with a view to assessing whether there are factors that can be exploited to increase the uptake of such retrofits. The results suggest there is likely to be no quick fix. In the absence of large retrofit subsidies, with their accompanying free-rider problem, or a multi-pronged strategy that includes a whole array of policy instruments, including one that changes the relative importance of energy costs in household budgets, the outlook for sizeable improvements in residential energy efficiency in Canada via residential retrofits does not appear to be overly promising
Business · Economics · Efficient energy use · Energy (signal processing · Energy policy · Environmental economics · Renewable energy · Subsidy · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Energy Efficiency and Management · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Engineering
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |