Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector

The European Union has set an ambitious goal to tackle climate change, and energy efficiency in the residential sector is among the measures required to close the gap between targeted and actual greenhouse gas emissions. While different policy tools have been applied, the diffusion rate of these mea...

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Autores principales:	Andra Blumberga, Gatis Bazbauers, Selina Vancane, Ivars Ijabs, Jurijs Nikisins, Dagnija Blumberga
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	energy efficiency residential buildings policy tools Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9c61ad3cf6b846e6a1e1ea4671a840872021-11-25T17:28:48ZUnintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector10.3390/en142277921996-1073https://doaj.org/article/9c61ad3cf6b846e6a1e1ea4671a840872021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7792https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073The European Union has set an ambitious goal to tackle climate change, and energy efficiency in the residential sector is among the measures required to close the gap between targeted and actual greenhouse gas emissions. While different policy tools have been applied, the diffusion rate of these measures remains low. A system dynamics simulation model of the residential sector was developed to assess the advantages and drawbacks of energy efficiency policy in the multi-family building sector based on experience accumulated over the last twelve years in Latvia. The model was validated in expert group model building sessions and with historical trends. Simulating the model, a hypothesis was tested that supported the idea that seemingly positive policy tools set the stage for a series of unintended adverse effects due to the complex interactions between different system components. The common assumption that information and financial support should result in significant energy efficiency diffusion proved to be wrong. It instead results in unintended long-term consequences that hamper national energy efficiency goals. The model carried out an analysis and brought insights for improving the effectiveness of government energy efficiency policy. It is concluded that models that broadly describe complex systems are needed to identify effective policies and foresee unintended side effects.Andra BlumbergaGatis BazbauersSelina VancaneIvars IjabsJurijs NikisinsDagnija BlumbergaMDPI AGarticleenergy efficiencyresidential buildingspolicy toolsTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7792, p 7792 (2021)
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description	The European Union has set an ambitious goal to tackle climate change, and energy efficiency in the residential sector is among the measures required to close the gap between targeted and actual greenhouse gas emissions. While different policy tools have been applied, the diffusion rate of these measures remains low. A system dynamics simulation model of the residential sector was developed to assess the advantages and drawbacks of energy efficiency policy in the multi-family building sector based on experience accumulated over the last twelve years in Latvia. The model was validated in expert group model building sessions and with historical trends. Simulating the model, a hypothesis was tested that supported the idea that seemingly positive policy tools set the stage for a series of unintended adverse effects due to the complex interactions between different system components. The common assumption that information and financial support should result in significant energy efficiency diffusion proved to be wrong. It instead results in unintended long-term consequences that hamper national energy efficiency goals. The model carried out an analysis and brought insights for improving the effectiveness of government energy efficiency policy. It is concluded that models that broadly describe complex systems are needed to identify effective policies and foresee unintended side effects.
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author	Andra Blumberga Gatis Bazbauers Selina Vancane Ivars Ijabs Jurijs Nikisins Dagnija Blumberga
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title	Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector
title_short	Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector
title_full	Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector
title_fullStr	Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector
title_full_unstemmed	Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector
title_sort	unintended effects of energy efficiency policy: lessons learned in the residential sector
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Unintended Effects of Energy Efficiency Policy: Lessons Learned in the Residential Sector

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