Energy efficiency promotion in Greece in light of risk: Evaluating policies as portfolio assets

Forouli, Aikaterini; Gkonis, Nikolaos; Νίκας, Αλέξανδρος; Siskos, Eleftherios; Doukas, Haris; Tourkolias, C.

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.180

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“…(O'Neill et al 2014) in the GCAM model. Key parts on the proposed methodology are explained byForouli et al (2019a) as well as in section A3 of the SM Forouli et al (2019b). …”

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Integrated policy assessment and optimisation over multiple sustainable development goals in Eastern Africa

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Johnson

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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Heavy reliance on traditional biomass for household energy in eastern Africa has significant negative health and environmental impacts. The African context for energy access is rather different from historical experiences elsewhere as challenges in achieving energy access have coincided with major climate ambitions. Policies focusing on household energy needs in eastern Africa contribute to at least three sustainable development goals (SDGs): climate action, good health, and improved energy access. This study uses an integrated assessment model to simulate the impact of land policies and technology subsidies, as well as the interaction of both, on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, exposure to air pollution and energy access in eastern Africa under a range of socioeconomic pathways. We find that land policies focusing on increasing the sustainable output of biomass resources can reduce GHG emissions in the region by about 10%, but also slightly delay progress in health and energy access goals. An optimised portfolio of energy technology subsidies consistent with a global Green Climate Funds budget of 30–35 billion dollar, can yield another 10% savings in GHG emissions, while decreasing mortality related to air pollution by 20%, and improving energy access by up to 15%. After 2030, both land and technology policies become less effective, and more dependent on the overall development path of the region. The analysis shows that support for biogas technology should be prioritised in both the short and long term, while financing liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol technologies also has synergetic climate, health and energy access benefits. Instead, financing PV technologies is mostly relevant for improving energy access, while charcoal and to a lesser extend fuelwood technologies are relevant for curbing GHG emissions if their finance is linked to land policies. We suggest that integrated policy analysis is needed in the African context for simultaneously reaching progress in multiple SDGs.

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Integrated policy assessment and optimisation over multiple sustainable development goals in Eastern Africa

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“…Climate change and respective EU policies, as well as national legal developments regarding the operation and management of the electricity system, including inter alia market liberalization, contributed to the decrease of lignite utilization for electricity generation, and to the parallel increase of renewables in the power generation mix; but an unstable regulatory framework driven by commitments to austerity-oriented reforms halted the pace of RES penetration ). The latter is deemed insufficient considering the national targets for environmental protection and climate action (Forouli et al 2019). Coal phase-out should be implemented with at-scale deployment of existing and new niche technologies that can at the same time mitigate the negative impacts on employment and therefore also boost regional development.…”

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Sustainable and socially just transition to a post-lignite era in Greece: a multi-level perspective

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Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy

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“…Apart from co-developing inputs, effort must be put into enhancing the robustness of modelling outcomes and providing policymakers with information on the level of certainty over selecting feasible technologies or policies [165] , [166] , [167] . Significant work in the modelling community must also be done in improving transparency, by opening the scientific processes to stakeholders.…”

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The desirability of transitions in demand: Incorporating behavioural and societal transformations into energy modelling

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Lieu

Şorman

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Energy Research & Social Science

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Quantitative systems modelling in support of climate policy has tended to focus more on the supply side in assessing interactions among technology, economy, environment, policy and society. By contrast, the demand side is usually underrepresented, often emphasising technological options for energy efficiency improvements. In this perspective, we argue that scientific support to climate action is not only about exploring capacity of “what”, in terms of policy and outcome, but also about assessing feasibility and desirability, in terms of “when”, “where” and especially for “whom”. Without the necessary behavioural and societal transformations, the world faces an inadequate response to the climate crisis challenge. This could result from poor uptake of low-carbon technologies, continued high-carbon intensive lifestyles, or economy-wide rebound effects. For this reason, we propose a framing for a holistic and transdisciplinary perspective on the role of human choices and behaviours in influencing the low-carbon transition, starting from the desires of individuals and communities, and analysing how these interact with the energy and economic landscape, leading to systemic change at the macro-level. In making a case for a political ecology agenda, we expand our scope, from comprehending the role of societal acceptance and uptake of end-use technologies, to co-developing knowledge with citizens from non-mainstream and marginalised communities, and to defining the modelling requirements to assess the decarbonisation potential of shifting lifestyle patterns in climate change and action.

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Energy efficiency promotion in Greece in light of risk: Evaluating policies as portfolio assets

Cited by 40 publications

References 82 publications

Integrated policy assessment and optimisation over multiple sustainable development goals in Eastern Africa

Integrated policy assessment and optimisation over multiple sustainable development goals in Eastern Africa

Sustainable and socially just transition to a post-lignite era in Greece: a multi-level perspective

The desirability of transitions in demand: Incorporating behavioural and societal transformations into energy modelling

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