ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Energy efficiency as a sustainable development strategy

Author(s): Hanna Marietta Orjuela Artunduaga, Duván Emilio Ramírez Ospina
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: energy efficiency; climate change; poverty; sustainable development
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this document is to identify the way in which energy effi ciency contributes to sustainable development, especially in countries with high poverty rates. To this end, a qualitative investigation was performed, which made use of content analysis. Therein, based on a bibliographic review of energy efficiency in the international setting, it was possible to identify several elements which permit determination of the way in which energy efficiency is a viable sustainable development alternative. This is so because it permits the mitigation of the effects of climate change and reduces poverty, thus providing a possible solution to the environmental, social, and economic crisis faced today by communities and territories worldwide.

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