Energy efficiency through Green Investment Schemes

Buildings typically hide a large and cost-effective
potential for saving carbon dioxide through energy
efficiency improvements. However, numerous barriers
make the opportunities for energy saving in buildings
difficult to capture. The project-based mechanisms of
the Kyoto Protocol do not seem to adequately cover
energy efficiency activities in the building sector.
Green Investment Schemes (GIS) as an innovative
instrument offer promising solutions but the main
question is how they could be practically designed
for this purpose.
The work examines the applicability of GIS with
respect to energy efficiency projects in buildings.
First, it looks at the prospects of GIS as a policy
mitigation instrument in Bulgaria and identifies the
existing barriers to energy efficiency in the
Bulgarian building sector. Then it discusses the
possibilities for GIS to cover energy efficiency
activities in buildings, and particularly how certain
elements of GIS can overcome the specific barriers to
energy efficiency in this sector. The book concludes
with recommendations for possible GIS design options.
It should be especially useful to professionals in
climate change and energy efficiency fields.