Building a database for energy sufficiency policies [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Autor: Carina Zell-Ziegler, Johannes Thema, Jonathan Barth, Frauke Wiese, Benjamin Best, Leonardo Nascimento, Stephan Breidenbach, Henry Wilke
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: F1000Research, Vol 11 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.108822.2
Popis: Sufficiency measures are potentially decisive for the decarbonisation of energy systems but rarely considered in energy policy and modelling. Just as efficiency and renewable energies, the diffusion of demand-side solutions to climate change also relies on policy-making. Our extensive literature review of European and national sufficiency policies fills a gap in existing databases. We present almost 300 policy instruments clustered into relevant categories and publish them as "Energy Sufficiency Policy Database". This paper provides a description of the data clustering, the set-up of the database and an analysis of the policy instruments. A key insight is that sufficiency policy includes much more than bans of products or information tools leaving the responsibility to individuals. It is a comprehensive instrument mix of all policy types, not only enabling sufficiency action, but also reducing currently existing barriers. A policy database can serve as a good starting point for policy recommendations and modelling, further research is needed on barriers and demand-reduction potentials of sufficiency policy instruments.
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