The Closet – Table Practice

You cannot believe some of the studies and reports EiD has that have centimetres of dust on them.  From time to time EiD will resurrect some of these to show what has been said or written in the past that might – just might – give us some clues and help future analysis, policy making and implementation.  There is a wealth of knowledge buried in the closet.
Energy Conservation in IEA Countries
This study was published by the IEA in 1987 when Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were condemning interventionist policies such as those for energy efficiency.  It was the first international evaluation of all categories of energy conservation programmes.  Even the Swedes, at a meeting in Stockholm, called this book the bible of energy conservation.

After Chernobyl
Sweden did not only think the abovementioned IEA book was the bible. In late 1986 (in Swedish) and 1987 (in English) the Swedish Committee on Nuclear Safety and the Environment came out with a book entitled After Chernobyl that was to transform energy policy for a long time.  Sweden had been seriously affected by the Chernobyl disaster.  As the sub-title states, this was about the consequences for energy policy, nuclear safety, radiation and environmental protection.
An empty row