NDLI: Energy efficiency policy governance in a multi-level administration structure

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Ringel, Marc
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	The German government has proclaimed energy efficiency to be the ‘first imperative’ for the transformation of the energy system (‘Energiewende’). It has enacted numerous policy measures at federal, federal state and local level which combined should deliver the aspired energy savings. Our contribution reviews the German governance system (multi-level policy coordination and policy feedback through monitoring and verification of energy savings), including the full set of German Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs). We find that many of the SEAPs put emphasis on CO$_{2}$ reduction but neglect a systematic monitoring and verification (M&V) of energy efficiency. A harmonised M&V scheme covering the relevant energy aggregates and energy savings can facilitate policy feedback. Designing the M&V system to the principle of cost-effectiveness can help to save costs and keep information provision and administrative burden in balance. Regarding policy coordination, the German case shows that strong formal coordination structures are a necessary condition for effective policy design, but not a sufficient one. They need to be backed up by informal coordination such as feedback loops or sharing of best practices to add a dynamic dimension.
Starting Page	753
Ending Page	776
Page Count	24
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1570646X
Journal	Energy Efficiency
Volume Number	10
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15706478
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2016-10-13
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Energy efficiency governance Policy coordination Multi-level government Informal coordination Monitoring and verification SEAPs Energy Economics Renewable and Green Energy Environmental Economics Environment Sustainable Development
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Energy

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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