| Article ID: | iaor20119550 |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page Number: | 5795 |
| End Page Number: | 5799 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Journal: | Energy Policy |
| Authors: | Croucher Matt |
| Keywords: | conservation, efficiency, public policy |
We discuss that whilst energy conservation and energy efficiency both ultimately have the same goal they attempt to achieve this via very different approaches. We then discuss how both options face significant barriers to ultimately successfully reduce electricity consumption.