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Thinking about the energy-efficiency gap / Robert Stavins, An economic view of the environment, 19/06/2013http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2013/06/19/thinking-about-the-energy-efficiency-gapAdoption of energy-efficient technologies could reap both private and social rewards, in the form of economic, environmental, and other social benefits from reduced energy consumption. Social benefits include improvements in air quality, reduced greenhouse-gas emissions, and increased energy security. In response, governments around the world have adopted policies to increase energy efficiency.  Still, there is a broadly held view that various barriers to the adoption of energy-efficient technologies have prevented the realization of a substantial portion of these benefits...