Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8116114 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2015 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
As energy plays a vital role in the modern lifestyle of any country, understanding how sustainable the energy system of a country remains an important policy issue. This paper reviews the comprehensiveness of existing metrics in tracking and tracing energy sustainability and finds that the existing multi-dimensional indicators do not capture the sustainability dimension adequately. This paper proposes a composite index, SEDI (Sustainable Energy Development Index), to fill the gap. SEDI focuses on establishing the sustainability level of both intra- and inter-generational needs. The paper discusses the methodology, data availability and initial country comparisons. It is found that SEDI has a positive correlation with both the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Energy Development Index (EDI) but provides a better understanding of the different dimensions of energy sustainability.
Keywords
GNPESICERAGHGIEACDMHDIEPIGNIEDIETsInternational energy agencyinternational atomic energy agencyIAEAMDGsMillennium Development GoalsBritish PetroleumGross domestic productGDPGross National IncomeCarbon dioxideforeign direct investmentFDICIAHuman Development IndexEnvironmental performance indexEnvironmental Sustainability IndexEmissions trading schemeGross national productClean Development MechanismJoint implementationCO2Green house gas
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Authors
Insah Iddrisu, Subhes C. Bhattacharyya,