1. Sustainable Energy Development Index: A multi-dimensional indicator for measuring sustainable energy development.
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Iddrisu, Insah and Bhattacharyya, Subhes C.
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RENEWABLE energy sources , *ENERGY development , *ENERGY economics , *SUSTAINABLE development , *ECONOMIC indicators , *ENERGY policy - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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