Economics of the Energy Crisis

Environment, Policy and Security in the Indian Subcontinent
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-18202-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

The global energy crisis is a two-dimensional phenomenon: on the one hand, the gap between a continuously depleting supply capacity of fossil fuel and rapidly increasing demand for energy is fast widening, and, on the other, the burning of fossil fuels intensifies the problem of global warming day by day.

This book explores this global crisis through a regional focus, exploring the issues as they relate to the Indian subcontinent. The book argues that since no source of energy is entirely pollution free, it essential to place greater emphasis on enhancing energy-use efficiency. This requires proper auditing of existing energy use and proper management of future use. Providing the foundation for this argument, the first section of the book examines the root cause of the problem: the supply-demand imbalance of energy. Alongside this, market imperfections in energy pricing are also discussed. The second section of the volume explores the environmental and political dimensions, examining policies in the region designed to provide a sustainable. The third and final sections presents several plausible policy prescriptions to solve the problem.

This book will be of particular interested to researchers of energy economics and policy, sustainability, environmental studies and South Asia more broadly.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bhukta, Anindya

Hazra, Somnath

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Energy Crisis: An Economic Interpretation 1. Understanding Energy Crisis: An Introduction 2. Demand- supply Imbalance: The root cause of the crisis 3. Renewable Energy Cost, Policy and Market in Asia Pacific Region 4. The disparity of Energy Prices - An intra and inter-country analysis. Part II: Energy Crisis: An Environmental Perspective 5. A Quest for Sustainable Energy 6. Energy Audit and Management 7. Towards Gaining Energy Efficiency 8. A comprehensive analysis of the policy framework to address household access and use of clean fuels in India 9. Choosing Energy-Efficient Home Appliances in Urban India: Do Pro-Environmental Motivations and Peer Comparisons Matter? Part III: Economic modelling of energy policy 10. It is possible to maintain economic growth while reducing energy and emissions growth: how to measure? 11. Use of Computable General Equilibrium Modelling for Energy Policy Analysis 12. Policy instruments promoting renewable energy in India: A critical appraisal  13. India’s Commitment at COP26: How Policy Implementation Instruments Matter for Better Climate Governance

Über Autor(innen)

Anindya Bhukta is an Associate Professor and a prolific writer. He is an avid reader and has keen interests on various subject matters like economics, environment, politics and history. 

Somnath Hazra is a Partner at CLA Global Indus Value Consulting, India leading initiatives in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), sustainability, and nature-based solutions in India.