Energy efficiency: A key challenge of the energiewende
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Energy efficiency : A key challenge of the energiewende. / Kemfert, Claudia; Lorenz, Casimir; Traber, Thure et al.
Energiewende "Made in Germany": Low Carbon Electricity Sector Reform in the European Context. ed. / Christian von Hirschhausen; Clemens Gerbaulet; Claudia Kemfert; Casimir Lorenz; Pao-Yu Oei. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018. p. 173-191.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Energy efficiency
T2 - A key challenge of the energiewende
AU - Kemfert, Claudia
AU - Lorenz, Casimir
AU - Traber, Thure
AU - Opitz, Petra
PY - 2018/12/24
Y1 - 2018/12/24
N2 - A significant improvement in energy efficiency is crucial for the success of the energiewende. Energy efficiency plays an important role in reducing primary energy demand and fuel costs, and in many cases, it constitutes the least-cost option for GHG emissions reduction. Other benefits arise from its positive impact on local air quality, human health, and productivity. Energy efficiency investments may trigger positive employment effects through growth in the the building sector, and in the longer term, household energy savings will boost spending in other sectors. This chapter summarizes the German approach to energy efficiency, both in general and at the sectoral level in areas such as building, industry, and transport. It also discusses obstacles that could prevent an increase in energy efficiency from a general viewpoint and in the specific case of Germany. Section 7.2 provides a survey of the energy efficiency targets identified in Germany’s Energy Concept 2050 and other documents, and discuss the results of this policy, which have been mixed to date. Section 7.3 then provides a sectoral analysis, looking specifically at the building, industry, and transport sectors. Section 7.4 looks at specific energy efficiency policies going forward, in particular the National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency (NAPE) and some key future challenges. Section 7.5 concludes.
AB - A significant improvement in energy efficiency is crucial for the success of the energiewende. Energy efficiency plays an important role in reducing primary energy demand and fuel costs, and in many cases, it constitutes the least-cost option for GHG emissions reduction. Other benefits arise from its positive impact on local air quality, human health, and productivity. Energy efficiency investments may trigger positive employment effects through growth in the the building sector, and in the longer term, household energy savings will boost spending in other sectors. This chapter summarizes the German approach to energy efficiency, both in general and at the sectoral level in areas such as building, industry, and transport. It also discusses obstacles that could prevent an increase in energy efficiency from a general viewpoint and in the specific case of Germany. Section 7.2 provides a survey of the energy efficiency targets identified in Germany’s Energy Concept 2050 and other documents, and discuss the results of this policy, which have been mixed to date. Section 7.3 then provides a sectoral analysis, looking specifically at the building, industry, and transport sectors. Section 7.4 looks at specific energy efficiency policies going forward, in particular the National Action Plan on Energy Efficiency (NAPE) and some key future challenges. Section 7.5 concludes.
KW - Economics
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Industry
KW - Commercial sector
KW - Building
KW - Transport
KW - Renewables
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063789592&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-95126-3_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-95126-3_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85063789592
SN - 9783319951256
SP - 173
EP - 191
BT - Energiewende "Made in Germany"
A2 - Hirschhausen, Christian von
A2 - Gerbaulet, Clemens
A2 - Kemfert, Claudia
A2 - Lorenz, Casimir
A2 - Oei, Pao-Yu
PB - Springer International Publishing AG
CY - Cham
ER -