Installation of outdoor air conditioning on a tall building on the crane
Energy Efficiency
Some Missing Elements of Sustainable Development
In this lecture given at Stanford University, Amory Lovins presents his theories on sustainable development. He argues that the efficient use of energy is a fundamental driver of sustainable development because it is part of the proper allocation of financial capital on the scale of the macroeconomy. Lovins provides several…
Mobilizing Energy Solutions
In this article in The American Prospect, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins argue that the “energy problem” is not that we are running out of it. By defining the problem as one of lack of supply and the answer as forcing more traditional supply, policy has undercut the real solution…
Eight-Fold Way Towards Faster Energy Efficiency
In the keynote presentation to the ECEEE Biennial Meeting in 2001, Amory Lovins presented his idea of eight ways to accelerate energy efficiency. The presentation shows multiple policy approaches and argues that these trans-ideological approaches work better and faster than traditional pricing and regulating structures. He shows alternatives to conventional…
Is Oil Running Out?
This letter published in Science magazine in 1998, argues that if energy end-use efficiency measures are undertaken, oil will become an uncompetitive energy resource. The letter was written in response to Richard Kerr’s 1998 Science article, “Big Oil Under the Caspian”.”…
Negawatts: Twelve Transitions, Eight Improvements, and One Distraction
This article from 1996 describes the transitions required for the more efficient use of electricity. In the article, Amory Lovins argues that twelve fundamental transitions are necessary to move to the more efficient use of electricity. The transitions are: from the theoretical to the real world; from supply extrapolation to…