scholarly journals ENERGY SECURITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ISSUES: HOUSEHOLD PERSPECTIVE IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Tvaronavičienė
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Energy Intensities

Aim of presented paper is provide the latest approaches towards energy security, to examine methodological foundations used, and to contribute to the contemporary discussion by providing new insights stemming from emerging needs of enhancing energy security. In the presented paper a role of energy efficiency among other constituents of energy security is being discussed. The second – analytical – part of paper is devoted to forecasting of long-term (until year 2050) energy intensities in household sectors in the following countries: Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg and Bulgaria. Author claims, that revealed differences provide theoretically grounded foundations for further benchmarking of energy intensities.

scholarly journals Energy efficiency, resilience to future climates and long-term sustainability: the role of the built environment

2010 ◽  
Vol 368 (1914) ◽  
pp. 1083-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
The Uk

Just under half of all energy consumption in the UK today takes place indoors, and over a quarter within our homes. The challenges associated with energy security, climate change and sustainable consumption will be overcome or lost in our existing buildings. A background analysis, and the scale of the engineering challenge for the next three to four decades, is described in this paper.

Role of Azerbaijan in European energy security

ANCIENT LAND ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 8-10
Author(s):  
Ələmdar Əli oğlu Şahverdiyev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
European Country ◽  
Energy Dependence ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Strategic Goal

The energy security of Europe is an important part of every European countries politics. The strategic goal of that politics contains illumination of energy dependence and provides energy security for each European country. In the article endeavour to analyze main components of the energy security of Europe, main strategic objectives in branch, expected medium and long term problems, direction of activity also, ability of Azerbaijan to provide Europe energy security in current realities. Key words: Energy security, energy profitability, diversification, pipeline

Investment opportunities for student housing in Europe

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick French ◽  
Geetha Bhat ◽  
Gurpreet Matharu ◽  
Filipe Ortigão Guimarães ◽  
David Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Student Housing ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Market Requirements ◽  
Investment Opportunities ◽  
Property Markets ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into how the demographic of international and home students in the major university cities in three European countries (France, Spain and Germany) offers investors an opportunity to provide students housing. This paper looks at how a mobile and demanding student clientele now demands, well priced, good quality and purpose built accommodation during their studies at University. This offers a good property investment opportunity. Design/methodology/approach This practice briefing is an overview of the demand factors that are creating opportunities in France, Spain and Germany. Findings This paper analyses the link between the under provision of purpose built student housing and an opportunity to develop a long-term cash flow producing investment asset. Practical implications The role of the property developers and investors is to successfully identify trends and demands and provide the assets that meet the market requirements. This paper looks at the meeting point in three major European countries for this latent and, currently, poorly served demand. Originality/value This provides guidance on how investment opportunities develop in non-traditional property markets.

scholarly journals Cooperation and Security: Examining the Political Discourse on Natural Gas Transit in Ukraine and Slovakia

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5969
Author(s):  
Kateryna Yakovenko ◽  
Matúš Mišík
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
The Political ◽  
Nord Stream ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
The Eu

The COVID-19 pandemic appeared in the midst of developing the European Green Deal, the most ambitious project to decarbonise the EU’s economy to date. Among other issues, the project highlighted the challenges connected to the long-term role of natural gas as a fossil fuel in the European economy. Moreover, the changes to the gas architecture caused by the development of new import infrastructure (especially Nord Stream and its extension, which is currently under construction) put additional pressure on the transit countries, mainly of which are linked to the Brotherhood pipeline. These have been strong supporters of natural gas utilisation and harsh critics of new pipelines that circumvent their territories, as they consider energy transit to be an important part of their energy sectors. This research examines the political discourse on gas transit in Slovakia and Ukraine in order to identify the main arguments connected to these positions. The paper examines a total of 233 textual units from both countries for the period 2014–2018. It concludes that, while Ukraine sees transit predominantly through the lens of cooperation with the EU and other actors, the Slovak political discourse considers gas transit in terms of energy security and the availability of gas for the national economy.

scholarly journals The role of income in energy efficiency and curtailment behaviours: Findings from 22 European countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 206-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Resul Umit ◽  
Wouter Poortinga ◽  
Pekka Jokinen ◽  
Pasi Pohjolainen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
European Countries

scholarly journals Improving Ukraine’s Energy Security: the Role of Energy Efficiency

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazar Kholod ◽  
Artur Denysenko ◽  
Meredydd Evans ◽  
Volha Roshchanka
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Security

scholarly journals Significance of energy efficiency for energy security

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
L. Jovanović ◽  
V. Radović ◽  
M. Lukinović
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Term Energy ◽  
Supply Capacity ◽  
Gas Supply

Energy security of the European Union is one of the most important parameters that determine the present and the future on the world's geopolitical scene. EU countries are characterized by: insufficient fossil fuels from their own sources, continuous increase in consumption and strict environmental regulations (which limit the use of coal and oil). From all of the above, it follows that the long-term energy security of the European Union can be ensured by increase of gas supply capacity and diversification of sources of supply. The main objective of the paper is to analyze the situation and perspective of optimizing energy efficiency in the countries of the European Union through the application of resource of energy saving and new and innovative technologies of renewable resources.

scholarly journals EU Energy Security at a Glance: The Evolution of the Situation Between 2014-2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ionuţ Alin Cîrdei
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
The Eu

AbstractEnsuring the energy resources needed for the functioning of society as a whole is a major concern for European countries, which must identify solutions in this regard. Measures to be taken individually and collectively aim to ensure a continuous flow of energy resources and to consolidate the energy security. The energy security of European states is quite difficult to achieve due to the energy situation of all states and due to the increased dependence on energy resources outside the European space. Ensuring energy security not only creates the conditions for the development of society, but also strengthens national security, as it eliminates possible sources of tension and contradictions, which can lead to crisis or even conflict. From this perspective, it is clear that the EU is making efforts for energy sources diversification and to reduce the likelihood of malfunctions, but the evolution of the energy situation of the EU bloc shows that this is a long-term approach and concrete measures are very difficult to implement, fact easy to notice from the analysis of the energy situation of the EU between 2014 and 2018.

scholarly journals How to understand informal caregiving patterns in Europe? The role of formal long-term care provisions and family care norms

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Verbakel
Keyword(s):  
Informal Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Informal Caregiving ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Term Care

Aims: Motivated by ageing populations, healthcare policies increasingly emphasize the role of informal care. This study examines how prevalence rates of informal caregivers and intensive caregivers (i.e. those who provide informal care for at least 11 hours a week) vary between European countries, and to what extent informal caregiving and intensive caregiving relate to countries’ formal long-term care provisions and family care norms. Methods: Multilevel logistic regression analyses on data from the European Social Survey Round 7 ( n = 32,894 respondents in n = 19 countries) were used to test (a) contradicting hypotheses regarding the role of formal long-term care provisions based on crowding-out, crowding-in and specialization arguments and (b) the hypothesis that strong family care norms are positively related to (intensive) informal caregiving. Results: Prevalence rates of informal caregiving varied between European countries, from 20% to 44%. Intensive caregiving ranged from 4% to 11%. Opposite patterns regarding the role of formal long-term care provisions were revealed: generous long-term care provisions in a country were related to a higher likelihood of providing informal care, but a lower likelihood of providing intensive care. Moreover, intensive caregiving was more likely when family care norms in a country were strong. Conclusions: This study provided support for the specialization argument by showing that generous formal long-term care provisions crowded-out intensive caregiving, but also encouraged more people to provide (some) informal care. Because especially intensive caregiving is burdensome, low levels of formal long-term care provisions might bring risks to caregivers’ well-being and healthcare systems’ sustainability.

scholarly journals The role of birth cohorts in long-term trends in liver cirrhosis mortality across eight European countries

Addiction ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergi Trias-Llimós ◽  
Maarten J. Bijlsma ◽  
Fanny Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Long Term Trends ◽  
Cirrhosis Mortality
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