Science and Technology - Second Report
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CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2: Definitions and measures
Background
Measuring energy efficiency
Establishing a baseline
Table 1: United Kingdom greenhouse gas and
carbon dioxide emissions and targets
Figure 1: Greenhouse gas emissions since
1990, projected to 2020
Figure 2: Carbon dioxide emissions since
1990, projected to 2020
Energy efficiency and carbon: the scope for
savings
Figure 3: UK energy demand by sector, 1970
-2020
Figure 4: Greenhouse gas emissions by source,
1990-2020
Figure 5: Greenhouse gas emissions by end-user,
1990-2020
Box 1: Calculating the effect of energy use
upon emissions
The fuel mix
Chapter 3: The economics of energy efficiency
Energy efficiency and energy demand
Figure 6: UK energy intensity, 1970 - 2003
Figure 7: De-coupling: the relationship between
GDP, energy use and emissions
Cost-effectiveness
Chapter 4: Policy coherence: who does what
Local Government
The European Union
Chapter 5: Behaviour
Incentives
Carbon taxes
Enhanced Capital Allowances
Council Tax or Stamp Duty rebates
Domestic Tradable Quotas
Energy Services
Tariffs
Conclusions
Education
Energy use data
Chapter 6: New buildings
Building Regulations
The Code for Sustainable Buildings
Enforcement
Construction: skills and training
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The scope for improving building standards
Box 2: Lindås
Chapter 7: Existing buildings
The Energy Efficiency Commitment
Capacity in the insulation industry
Market failures
The "comfort factor"
Older houses
Heritage
Demolition and refurbishment
The Public Sector
The Parliamentary Estate
Chapter 8: Developing markets for heat
Technology of heat provision
Barriers and policy measures
Chapter 9: Appliances
European Union product standards
Market transformation
Risk areas
Chapter 10: Industrial energy efficiency
Climate change instruments affecting
industry
Coherence
Impact
Chapter 11: The longer term: Research
The level and co-ordination of energy
research
Table 2: Energy R&D spending in selected
countries in 2001
Research priorities
Table 3: United Kingdom Government funding
for applied construction research
Chapter 12: Conclusions and Recommendations
Background
Measuring energy efficiency
Establishing a baseline
Energy efficiency and carbon
The fuel mix
The economics of energy efficiency
Energy efficiency and energy demand
Cost effectiveness
Policy coherence and departmental structure
Central government
Local government
The European Union
Behaviour
Incentives
Education
Information
New Buildings
Building regulations
The code for sustainable buildings
Enforcement
Construction: skills and training
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The scope for improving building standards
Existing buildings
Energy efficiency commitment
Heritage
Demolition and refurbishment
The public sector
The Parliamentary Estate
Developing markets for heat
Barriers and policy measures
Appliances
European Union product standards
Market transformation
Risk areas
Industrial energy efficiency
Climate change instruments affecting industry
The longer term: research
The level and co-ordination of energy research
Research priorities
Appendix 1: Members and Declarations of Interest
Appendix 2: Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Trends in delivered energy consumption
and associated life cycle carbon dioxide emissions
Appendix 5: Seminar held at the Institution
of Electrical Engineers
Appendix 6: Visit to the Building Research
Establishment, Watford
Appendix 7: Visit to Germany
Appendix 8: Visit to Sweden
Appendix 9: Visit to the Flagship Home in
Knightsbridge
Appendix 10: Visit to Leicester City Council
Appendix 11: Visit to Durham University
Appendix 12: Acronyms and Glossary
Recent Reports from the House of Lords Science
and Technology Committee
Note: The Report of the Committee is published in
Volume I (HL Paper 21-I); the evidence is published in Volume
II (HL Paper 21-II). References in the text of the Report are
as follows:
(Q) refers to a question in the oral evidence
(p) refers to a page of written evidence
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HL 21-II)
WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (Hl 21-II)
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