Tackling covid-19 crisis through energy efficiency investments: Decision support tools for economic recovery

The covid-19 pandemic has unleashed unprecedented shocks across all aspects of society. Especially, the energy sector is in no exception, with concerns being raised about how governments and private sector will recover from the economic recession but continue working towards clean energy transition....

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Autores principales: Charikleia Karakosta, Zoi Mylona, Jiří Karásek, Aikaterini Papapostolou, Estella Geiseler
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:507e4deddb29472d8d44e116a4335eea2021-11-20T05:05:47ZTackling covid-19 crisis through energy efficiency investments: Decision support tools for economic recovery2211-467X10.1016/j.esr.2021.100764https://doaj.org/article/507e4deddb29472d8d44e116a4335eea2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X21001486https://doaj.org/toc/2211-467XThe covid-19 pandemic has unleashed unprecedented shocks across all aspects of society. Especially, the energy sector is in no exception, with concerns being raised about how governments and private sector will recover from the economic recession but continue working towards clean energy transition. Firm commitments and targeted energy efficiency (EE) investments are required. This study's aim is twofold; firstly, a review on the energy sector crisis with the critical role of EE investments and the investigation of available Decision Support (DS) tools to boost such recovery. The methodology followed by a review on strategically selected countries to capture their energy recovery needs and strategies. Results showed that EE investments will assist in countering pandemic recession, therefore, innovative DS tools and standardisation methods are required. However, hardly any tool exists identifying sustainable investments with strong potential to meet their commitments. The Triple-A Horizon 2020 standardised tools are considered to play critical role enabling EE projects to get financed towards assessing the EE investments' risks.Charikleia KarakostaZoi MylonaJiří KarásekAikaterini PapapostolouEstella GeiselerElsevierarticleCovid-19Energy sectorEnergy efficiencyDecision supportPandemic effectsSustainable investmentsEnergy industries. Energy policy. Fuel tradeHD9502-9502.5ENEnergy Strategy Reviews, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 100764- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Covid-19
Energy sector
Energy efficiency
Decision support
Pandemic effects
Sustainable investments
Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
HD9502-9502.5
spellingShingle Covid-19
Energy sector
Energy efficiency
Decision support
Pandemic effects
Sustainable investments
Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
HD9502-9502.5
Charikleia Karakosta
Zoi Mylona
Jiří Karásek
Aikaterini Papapostolou
Estella Geiseler
Tackling covid-19 crisis through energy efficiency investments: Decision support tools for economic recovery
description The covid-19 pandemic has unleashed unprecedented shocks across all aspects of society. Especially, the energy sector is in no exception, with concerns being raised about how governments and private sector will recover from the economic recession but continue working towards clean energy transition. Firm commitments and targeted energy efficiency (EE) investments are required. This study's aim is twofold; firstly, a review on the energy sector crisis with the critical role of EE investments and the investigation of available Decision Support (DS) tools to boost such recovery. The methodology followed by a review on strategically selected countries to capture their energy recovery needs and strategies. Results showed that EE investments will assist in countering pandemic recession, therefore, innovative DS tools and standardisation methods are required. However, hardly any tool exists identifying sustainable investments with strong potential to meet their commitments. The Triple-A Horizon 2020 standardised tools are considered to play critical role enabling EE projects to get financed towards assessing the EE investments' risks.
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author Charikleia Karakosta
Zoi Mylona
Jiří Karásek
Aikaterini Papapostolou
Estella Geiseler
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title Tackling covid-19 crisis through energy efficiency investments: Decision support tools for economic recovery
title_short Tackling covid-19 crisis through energy efficiency investments: Decision support tools for economic recovery
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