scholarly journals A Breath of Fresh Air for the European Green Deal: Energy Efficiency and Climate Neutrality Factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinis Āzis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Energy System ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
Climate Targets ◽  
Multiple Threads ◽  
Climate Transition ◽  
Climate Neutrality

The topics covered and the research framework as such provide multiple level takeaways regarding energy efficiency and climate neutrality. The research, therefore, elaborates on concepts central to the academic debate at the time of the writing and undercuts patterns and proposals relevant for multiple actors within the local and global energy market. In fact, the research develops broader discussion regarding any strategic energy-efficiency related goal and the complexity and multiple threads that meeting such a goal would entail. The research also explicitly elaborates on the role of energy efficiency in both climate transition and energy system transformation. In addition, it uncovers the scope of various policies implemented on a local level and discusses their role in meeting the climate targets in medium and long-term. Furthermore, the research also elaborates on the role of bioeconomy and climate neutrality.

scholarly journals The role of the committee of the regions (Cor) to implement the Green Deal at the local level: an overview of Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-622
Author(s):  
Giovanni Messina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Ambitious Program ◽  
Committee Of The Regions ◽  
Climate Neutrality ◽  
Critical Overview

<abstract> <p>The contribution focuses on the role of cities in the implementation of the so-called Green Deal, the ambitious program proposed by the European Commission, in accordance with the objectives set by the Paris Agreements, to implement the use of clean energy resources, favour the circular economy, restore biodiversity and reduce pollution. The Plan, which for the seven-year period 2021-2027 has a budget of economic resources of 100 billion Euro, aims to involve in transcalar perspective all territorial and administrative levels of the Member States and thus contribute to the achievement, in 2050, of climate neutrality. The main objective of the work is then to concentrate, with descriptive intent, on the policies that, in Italy, are being activated at local level in coherence with the European perspectives. In particular, reference will be made to the initiatives proposed and sponsored in Italy by the Committee of the Regions of which a critical overview is proposed. A further reflection will be dedicated to how digital innovation is called to support the macro-policies of energy transition in the EU.</p> </abstract>

Modelling the integrated power and transport energy system: The role of power-to-gas and hydrogen in long-term scenarios for Italy

Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 592-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Colbertaldo ◽  
Giulio Guandalini ◽  
Stefano Campanari
Keyword(s):  
Energy System ◽  
Power To Gas

scholarly journals Energy efficiency, resilience to future climates and long-term sustainability: the role of the built environment

2010 ◽  
Vol 368 (1914) ◽  
pp. 1083-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
The Uk

Just under half of all energy consumption in the UK today takes place indoors, and over a quarter within our homes. The challenges associated with energy security, climate change and sustainable consumption will be overcome or lost in our existing buildings. A background analysis, and the scale of the engineering challenge for the next three to four decades, is described in this paper.

The role of nuclear energy system for Korean long-term energy supply strategy

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.N Chae ◽  
D.G Lee ◽  
C.Y Lim ◽  
B.W Lee
Keyword(s):  
Energy Supply ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Term Energy

scholarly journals Latvia’s Energy Efficiency Policy for the Manufacturing Industry in the Green Deal Transition

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kristaps Ločmelis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Intensity ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Energy Efficiency Policy ◽  
Climate Targets ◽  
Audit Data ◽  
Industrial Energy ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Climate Neutrality ◽  
The Impact

By 2030, the European Union (EU) must ensure a 32.5 % reduction in energy consumption compared to the 2007 baseline scenario projection. In Latvia in the period from 2021 to 2030 the cumulative energy efficiency savings of at least 73.7 PJ or 20.5 TWh are expected to be achieved, with the largest share of energy savings coming from the manufacturing sector. On December 11, 2019 the European Commission (EC) set out even more ambitious EU climate targets by publishing the European Green Deal, aiming at EU climate neutrality by 2050, which is not possible without the immediate and significant involvement of industry, while recognizing potential competitiveness risks with global players from countries and regions, where the level of ambition of climate targets lags behind the EU. Significantly, the European Green Deal does not offer to address the risks of industrial competitiveness through subsidies or tax rebates, but emphasizes the importance of energy efficiency policies in energy-intensive industries as one, if not the only, sustainable solution for maintaining global competitiveness. The aim of the study is to analyse Latvia’s energy efficiency and energy policy in relation to manufacturing industries, assessing the impact of existing policies on energy efficiency and reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the transition to climate neutrality defined in the European Green Deal, and provide recommendations for future policy instruments. The analysis includes a comparison of Latvia’s industrial energy intensity with other EU countries, as well as an assessment of the technical potential of energy efficiency in key Latvian manufacturing industries using industrial energy audit data and statistical data processing methods and benchmarking them with results of similar policy studies, assessing the potential for undiscovered energy efficiency and CO2 emission reduction potential in leading industries in Latvia. The dissertation is designed as a set of publications, which combines parts of scientific publications written during doctoral studies. The introduction reflects the aims and objectives of the study, as well as a brief description of its scientific and practical significance. The first chapter examines the existing energy efficiency policy, its goals and literature review of similar policies. The second chapter provides an analysis of Latvia’s industrial sectors, their energy intensity and CO2 emission intensity. The third chapter examines the impact of support policy for energy-intensive industrial enterprises on energy efficiency measures using system dynamics modelling, as well as quantifies these support measures. In the fourth chapter, a comparative analysis of industrial energy audit data in leading industries and an assessment of the undiscovered potential of energy efficiency is performed. In the fifth chapter, the analysis of Latvia’s energy efficiency targets for industry is performed, taking into account the historical and target data of industrial energy intensity and interpreting the necessary trajectory in the context of the European Green Deal. Finally, conclusions and recommendations for future policy instruments are provided.

COVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Recession ◽  
Climate Targets ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Term Energy

Significance Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced learning during lockdowns and continued social distancing may prove permanent. Impacts The fiscal stimuli to ease COVID-19 impacts will expand the role of the state in major economies; this may aid meeting climate targets. Renewable energy will continue increasing its share of electricity generation as planned projects come online and costs fall. The IEA sees energy sector investment plunging by 20% this year; many energy firms may struggle to survive.

New strategies and innovations to engage seniors in eldercare

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Levitt
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Change ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
Support Person ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Quality Life ◽  
New Strategies

Eldercare is a significant challenge globally. The role of health leaders is foremost as agents of the transformational change needed to address the increasing demands for long-term care. This article applies the System Transformation domain of the LEADS leadership capabilities framework to redesign the delivery of care and housing to the aging demographic. A literature review reveals the radical shifts in how programs and services support person-centred care and quality life.

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