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- Publication 18 June 2021 Business and policy models to incentivise utilities to engage with demand-side management Business and policy models to incentivise utilities to engage with demand-side management (DSM) have received more attention in the grey literature than the academic literature. This review paper contributes to filling this gap by reviewing theoretical frameworks for four key categories of business models and how they relate to policy models that enable their implementation. The paper proposes a theoretical lens through which to visualise the different frameworks. The review discusses the key…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Measurement & Verification Reality Check: A Yawning Gap Between Theory and Practice The success of an energy efficiency program should be measured in terms of the actual energy savings, and not against "stipulated" or estimated energy savings. Although M&V guidelines and protocols have standardized methods for verifying energy savings accruing from the implementation of an energy efficiency project, M&V is largely viewed as a cost center rather than a value proposition. The jury may still be out on the real value of M&V because it is often perceived as very…
- Publication 18 June 2021 ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY PLAYBOOK Roadmaps for an Energy Productive Future Clean energy markets around the world are undergoing a revolution as countries, companies and citizens seek paths to a prosperous economic future that also protect the environment. The December 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Paris added urgency to the call for global leaders to find real solutions to the challenges posed by climate change. Achieving the needed reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goals set by the…
- Publication 18 June 2021 CHINA ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORT Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Environmental Aspects (2018) China became an Observer to the Energy Charter Conference when it signed the International Energy Charter political declaration in The Hague, Netherlands, in May 2015. Observer countries progress towards accession to the ECT by aligning their legal and regulatory frameworks with the provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (PEEREA). When Observer countries accede to the ECT they typically ratify the PEEREA at the same…
- Publication 18 June 2021 MUNICIPAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR STRATEGY The Strategy for the Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure (“MEI”) sector comes at a critical juncture in the development of EBRD’s activities in its countries of operations. First, the region remains embroiled in the continuing financial and economic crisis, which is having a severe and lasting impact on most EBRD countries of operations, with aftershocks still being feared. Second, the EBRD is in the process of expanding its geographic coverage to the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean…
- Publication 18 June 2021 GREEN BUILDING INVESTMENTS Green buildings represent a major global investment opportunity, with buildings making up the largest segment of the US$ 231 billion energy efficiency market. In the EBRD’s countries of operations, buildings also represent a challenge. Currently, building renovation rates and practices in these countries are far below Paris Agreement targets. Furthermore, most of these efforts are not cost-optimal due to capacity and supply-chain limitations, as well as regulatory and policy constraints…
- Publication 18 June 2021 World Energy Investment 2019 In 2018, global energy investment stabilised at over USD 1.8 trillion after three years of decline. More spending on oil, gas and coal supply was offset by lower spend on fossil-fuel based generation and renewable power. Efficiency spending was unchanged. Power still attracted the most investment, exceeding oil and gas for a third year in a row. China was the largest market for energy investment in 2018, but its lead narrowed. The United States and India increased the most over the past three…
- Publication 18 June 2021 Guidance on Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Energy efficiency (“EE”) is at the cornerstone of the European energy policy and one of the main targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth adopted by the European Council in June 2010. This includes the objective for a 20% reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020. As energy related emissions account for almost 80% of total EU greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, the efficient use of energy can make an important contribution to achieving a low-carbon…