Integrating energy management

Encourage the development and application of programs and pricing mechanisms for efficient and economic use of energy. Efficient and economic use of energy and material should be encouraged throughout all business operations.

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

1. An important conclusion which can be drawn from recent scenarios on energy consumption and management is that demand-side measures have the most short-term effect while supply-side measures can have the greatest effect over the longer term.

    

2. Energy is associated with 50% of environmental problems and provides a crucial entry point for the environmental role in development.

1. Managing energy resources
2. Integrating environmental and economic decision-making
3. Formulating methodology
4. Ensuring sustainable development of energy resources
5. Developing policy for resource management
6. Advancing environmentally sound technology and management systems
7. Adopting planning approaches serving multiple goals

1. Using fossil fuel more efficiently
2. Using cogeneration of electricity and heat
3. Transferring energy efficient technologies
4. Tele-commuting
5. Reducing dependence on automobiles
6. Reducing amount of wasted energy resources
7. Providing employment by energy restructuring
8. Protecting against environmental hazards from energy industries
9. Pricing energy rationally
10. Monitoring energy policy in achieving sustainable development
11. Integrating national energy efficiency policy
12. Ensuring sustainable energy in human settlements
13. Employing energy efficient design
14. Developing international sustainable energy policy
15. Designing for environment
16. Constructing low energy buildings
17. Applying energy taxes
18. Advancing energy efficiency

1. Setting energy efficiency goals
2. Reducing petroleum fuel emissions to the atmosphere
3. Monitoring development policies
4. Integrating transport, environment and health policies
5. Controlling transboundary air pollution
6. Adopting energy policies

1. Undermining opposition to use of natural energy sources
2. Shifting from materials-intensive growth in developed countries
3. Reducing wastage in energy distribution

1. Abstaining from energy resource management

1. Promoting renewable energy

1. Lack of integrated energy resource management

1. Unsustainable
2. Uneconomic
3. Undeveloped
4. Underdevelopment
5. Overdevelopment
6. Mismanagement
7. Integration
8. Energy
9. Development

1. Institute for Economy and the Environment at the University of St. Gallen (IWOe-HSG)