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2016
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Towards a green economy in Germany? The role of energy efficiency policies

Abstract
Energy efficiency policies play a key role in the transformation to a "green energy economy". In this paper, we take stock of the impacts of the existing energy efficiency policy instruments in Germany and review the energy, environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the country's latest energy efficiency and climate strategies for the year 2020. We find evidence supporting the findings of other studies that enhanced green energy policies will trigger tangible economic benefits in terms of GDP growth and new jobs even in the short term. Where as policy makers have already acknowledged and implemented this conclusion in the case of renewable energies, our paper shows that striving for more ambitious energy efficiency policies represents a similar win-win strategy, which should be exploited to a much larger extent.
Author(s)
Ringel, Marc
Nürtingen-Geislingen University
Schlomann, Barbara
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI
Krail, Michael
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI
Rohde, Clemens
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI
Zeitschrift
Applied energy
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DOI
10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.03.063
Language
Englisch
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  • energy efficiency

  • policy measures

  • bottom-up analysis

  • socioeconomic impacts...

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