TY - GEN AU - Yang, Ming AU - Yu, Xin TI - Energy efficiency: : benefits for environment and society SN - 9781447166658 U1 - 333.7914 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Springer KW - PL N1 - 1.Introduction -- 2.Energy Efficiency Becomes First Fuel -- 3.Energy Efficiency Becomes First Tool for Climate Change Mitigation -- 4.Market Barriers to Energy Efficiency -- 5.Overall Methodology in This Study -- 6.Energy Efficiency Policies -- 7.Energy Efficiency Cost-Effectiveness Test -- 8.Energy Efficiency Project Finance -- 9.Energy Service Company Development -- 10.Energy Efficient Technologies -- 11.Energy Efficient Urban Transport -- 12.Case Studies -- 13.Conclusions." N2 - This book discusses how energy efficiency benefits the global environment, national energy security, local pollution mitigation, natural resource conservation, and utility bill reduction. In addition, this book provides many hands-on skills and knowledge to identify and develop energy efficiency projects. The literature review shows that energy efficiency has become the first fuel in the world energy supply ER -