Economics of the Energy Crisis : Environment, Policy and Security in the Indian Subcontinent (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics)

Bhukta, Anindya (EDT)/ Hazra, Somnath (EDT)

Routledge（2025/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 248 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781032182025
• DDC分類 333.790954

Full Description

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 is 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 environment. The third and final sections present several plausible policy prescriptions to solve the problem.

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

Contents

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