Energy Efficiency Policies Author:Victor Anderson Victor Anderson makes a case for alternative policies which promote energy efficiency in response to the changing composition of the atmosphere and global warming. He focuses on the industrialized West which alone consumes half the world's energy. Anderson's argument centers on the need to end the greenhouse effect by making the transition from ... more »a carbon economy to one based upon renewable resources. He raises the question of the controversial progressive carbon tax and provides case studies of the low-cost attitude adopted by the United States as well as the United Kingdom's attempt to promote energy efficiency. The book concludes with a summary of 20 possible efficiency policies. In an area dominated by highly specialized studies, this book provides a practical, accessible and topical guide to preserving the earth's atmosphere.« less