This represents a ‘once-in-a-decade’ set of reforms to the design of electricity markets, to renewables and energy efficiency targets and policies, and to the governance rules for planning and reporting on climate and energy
“The International Energy Agency has released the 2015 Energy Efficiency Market Report that provides insights into how businesses, households and policy-makers generate the investments that drive the energy efficiency market and how this market impacts our energy system. As the negotiations heat up in Paris, energy efficiency is working to lower the temperature.”
This new IEA Insights paper considers policy options for supporting the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, as well as the surrounding factors that can enable – or indeed impede – the successful implementation of such support policies in both regions
The paper explores the institutional legal framework for the creation of a European energy union, whose aim is to achieve affordable, secure and sustainable energy
In this OIES’s study, Mari Luomi examines how the resource-rich GCC countries are positioning themselves in the international relations of the green economy, focusing on the UAE’s state-led efforts to acquire the means of implementation for a national green energy transition
We compare a range of energy efficiency policies in a durable good market subject to both energy-use externalities and price-quality discrimination by a monopolist. We find that the social optimum can be achieved with differentiated subsidies…
The main goal of the article is to show the state of energy security of Ukraine, analyze its tendencies and challenges, reveal the impact of energy security on sustainable development of a country
Improving end-use energy efficiency—that is, the energy-efficiency of individuals, households, and firms as they consume energy—is often cited as an important element in efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Arguments for improving energy efficiency usually rely on the idea that energy-efficient technologies will save end users money over time and thereby provide low-cost or no-cost options for reducing GHG emissions…
This summary report presents the results of research by the network that has sought to bridge the gap in understanding the current clean energy access situation among the urban poor in developing countries, and related barriers and potential solutions.
How Can Renewables and Energy Efficiency Improve Gas Security in Selected Member States. Implementing the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework…
Article 4 of the EED required Member States to set out strategies for the renovation of their buildings before April 2014. The report focuses on the strategies from 10 Member States diversity and scores countries for each of the 5 requirements from Article 4: overview of the building stock, cost-effective approaches to renovations, policies and measures to stimulate cost-effective deep renovations, forward-looking perspective to guide investment decisions and evidence-based estimate of expected savings and wider benefits
In this new RFF discussion paper we review the literature on the rebound effect, classify the different types, and highlight the need for careful distinction between causal links—which are indeed worthy of the “rebound” label—and mere correlations, which are not. We find, in fact, that measures to improve efficiency, despite potential rebound effects—are likely to improve welfare, generally…
Investing in energy use and production to mitigate and to adapt to climate change [Investir dans l’utilisation et la production d’énergie pour lutter et s’adapter au changement climatique] / François Cohen, CERNA – Centre d’économie industrielle. Thèse de doctorat Economies and finances. Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines...
Information provision is a key element of government energy-efficiency policy, but the information that is provided is often too coarse to allow consumers to make efficient decisions. An important example is the ubiquitous yellow “EnergyGuide” label, which is required by law to be displayed on all major appliances sold in the United States…
This paper evaluates the impact of appliance subsidies provided under the “Cash for Appliances” program in light of existing standards and information disclosures.
New Economics Papers Energy Economics (REPEC)
