Voluntary agreements on energy efficiency in industry — not a golden key, but another contribution to improve climate policy mixes

Krarup, Signe; Ramesohl, Stephan

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“…These results confirmed the positive impacts of introducing energy management programmes on improving energy management practices found in other studies (Stenqvist et al 2011;Helby 2002;Backlund et al 2012;Kimura and Noda 2014). Our study also confirmed conclusions from Krarup and Ramesohl (2002) and Backlund et al (2012) that energy management programmes tend to have little impact on investment criteria and the planning of energy efficiency measures.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This strongly confirmed conclusions by e.g. Dorée et al (2011), Krarup and Ramesohl (2002) and Reinaud et al (2012) that energy management systems must be embedded in a broader energy management programme and be accompanied with other obligations, incentives or measures to be effective. This strong incentive of the competitive advantage may however also be a potential threat for the successful continuation of CO 2 PL as a tool for improving energy and carbon management if the scheme will not be adopted more widely among commissioning parties.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…These studies, mainly using qualitative approaches, confirmed the positive impacts of introducing various types of energy management programmes, on adopting new energy and carbon management practices (Kimura and Noda 2014;Backlund et al 2012;Helby 2002;Stenqvist et al 2011;Krarup and Ramesohl 2002). Other studies, using more quantitative approaches, did not provide consistent evidence about the (direct) relationship between implementing energy management (systems) and firms' carbon and financial performance (Böttcher and Müller 2014;Lee 2012;Martin et al 2012).…”

Section: Evaluating Performance Of Energy Management Programmesmentioning

confidence: 96%

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Improving energy and carbon management in construction and civil engineering companies—evaluating the impacts of the CO2 Performance Ladder

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In the Netherlands, the CO 2 Performance Ladder has been introduced as an energy management programme to facilitate continuous energy efficiency and carbon performance improvement in non-industrial sectors. This paper addresses the question: 'What is the impact of the CO 2 Performance Ladder on improving energy and carbon management and reducing CO 2 emissions in construction and civil engineering firms'. The research was based on interviews, descriptive analysis of energy efficiency and CO 2 emission reduction measures and quantitative analysis of CO 2 emission reductions. The research results indicate that the CO 2 Performance Ladder has improved various energy management practices at administrative level, while internalization of energy management practices at lower levels in the organization has just gradually started. Companies have implemented a wide range of new energy efficiency and CO 2 emission reduction measures. However, most measures only affected supporting business processes instead of companies' core processes. About 30-50 % of these measures have been identified as additional. Green electricity purchasing and the adoption of behavioural measures were particularly stimulated. The annual CO 2 emission reduction rate due to energy efficiency improvement and fuel switching amounted to 3.2 %/year (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013). First estimates suggest that about 1.0-1.6 %/year of these CO 2 emission reductions can be attributed to the CO 2 Performance Ladder. However, these figures should be handled with caution because of various uncertainties. Overall, we conclude that, driven by the potential competitive advantage in contract awarding, the CO 2 Performance Ladder has been responsible for improving energy management and enhancing CO 2 emission reduction among construction and civil engineering firms, which most likely would not have been achieved otherwise.

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confidence: 91%

Section: Interpretation and Comparison Of The Research Resultssupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Evaluating Performance Of Energy Management Programmesmentioning

confidence: 96%

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“…In recent years, voluntary agreements have been adopted in some industrialized countries as an important policy instrument for energy saving [31]. Providing support and incentives to implement energy conservation measures, and explicitly enhancing energy-efficient management practices are also significant [32]. The voluntary programs in India related to energy are reported in Table II.…”

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Study of Energy Regulations in India

Potdar¹,

Unnikrishnan²,

Singh³

2016

IJESD

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Abstract-This paper reports the energy management systems in India, describing the command-and-control, market-based, and voluntary approaches. Energy-related command-and-control regulations focus majorly on the electricity sector. Renewable Energy Certificate is a market-based instrument for promoting renewable sources of energy and facilitating Renewable Purchase Obligation. An analysis of the accredited and registered projects under the scheme has been presented. The Perform-Achieve-Trade scheme targets eight sectors to promote energy-efficient technology and issues an energy saving certificate for every metric ton of oil equivalent of energy saved, which can be traded on special trading platforms. About 45% of the designated consumers have met their targets for 2014 -15 while another 12.5% are on the verge of it. The voluntary regulations offer flexibility and are engaged with a broader community. They include diverse sectors such as households, Small and Medium Enterprises, and agriculture. The different energy regulation mechanisms have significantly contributed to energy-efficient technology, renewable energy, and a restructured electricity sector. The regulations employing different approaches have helped minimize the emissions of the energy sector, thereby contributing towards climate change mitigation. IndexTerms-Command-and-control, market-based mechanism, renewable energy certificate mechanism, perform-achieve-trade scheme, voluntary approach. I. INTRODUCTIONWith an increase in global population, our energy needs are also rising. The current pace of India's economic growth, together with government programs, suggests a robust growth in future power demand [1], which will create a necessity to increase energy production from conventional and non-conventional sources. Industrial energy use is responsible for a major share of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, thus, more efficient industrial energy management and use can significantly contribute to mitigating climate change [2]. Energy efficiency is commonly seen as the most economical, minimally polluting, and most readily-available energy saving option existing in the industrial sector worldwide, which can contribute to development goals related to reducing poverty and to the global sustainability goals related to reducing emissions [3]. Emerging economies like India must meet their increasing energy demand and ensure reduction of the trade-off between economic growth and environmental degradation [2].India, in its submission of Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has committed towards reducing its emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33-35% of 2005 levels by 2030 [4]. This is to be achieved through increasing fuel efficiency standards, adopting building energy codes, augmenting forest cover, and making greater use of renewable energy sources. In this context, it is imperative that a robust analysis of the current Indian situation, as majorly appl...

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“…Since the initiation of the European Union (EU) emissions trading scheme, companies that are covered by the quotas are fully reimbursed for their CO 2 tax and have therefore dropped out of their voluntary agreement (Krarup and Millock, 2006). Krarup and Ramesohl (2002) estimated that the administrative costs in the first phase amounted to €17,000 to €33,000 (US $25,000 to US $48,000) on average for each firm, including the energy audit and verification. The total administrative cost for the government, including monitoring, was estimated to be €4 million per year (US $5.9 million).…”

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Evaluation of Efficiency Activities in the Industrial Sector Undertaken in Response to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets

Price¹,

Lu²,

Horvath³

2010

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Voluntary agreements on energy efficiency in industry — not a golden key, but another contribution to improve climate policy mixes

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Improving energy and carbon management in construction and civil engineering companies—evaluating the impacts of the CO2 Performance Ladder

Improving energy and carbon management in construction and civil engineering companies—evaluating the impacts of the CO2 Performance Ladder

Study of Energy Regulations in India

Evaluation of Efficiency Activities in the Industrial Sector Undertaken in Response to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets

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