Contents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. The Past, Present and Future of Energy Services 2. Energy Demand, Technological Change and Economic Development 3. Historical Data and Methods Part II: The Past 4. Heating 5. Stationary Power 6. Transport 7. Lighting Part III: Analysis 8. Producing Cheaper Services 9. Consuming More Services 10. External Costs of Cheaper and More Energy Services 11. Policies Influencing the Trends in Energy Services Part IV: The Future 12. Future Trends in Energy Services 13. Policy Discussion Related to Long-Run Energy Services 14. Conclusion References Index
Roger Fouquet, Associate Professorial Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
'This book is the product of an enormous amount of research into basic price, cost and consumption data for energy services going back many centuries. Roger Fouquet has produced a unique source book of statistical information on energy and energy services that will be of great value to energy economists, to energy researchers and, more generally, to economic historians.'- Colin Robinson, University of Surrey, UK'... a monumental work of policy-relevant scholarship with magisterial judgments that is a must for anyone interested in energy issues or climate change. The seven-century historical perspective and the focus on energy services provide a depth of understanding that cannot be found anywhere else.'- Denny Ellerman, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US'Heat, Power and Light represents the output from a very ambitious and successful project. The collection and construction of UK historical energy data will provide an important resource for energy economics researchers for many years to come and, moreover, the analysis should be the foundation of a great deal of future economic analysis of UK energy data. The author is to be applauded.'- Lester C. Hunt, University of Surrey, UK and editor of The Energy Journal
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