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Data, Analysis and Policy: the Three Faces of Energy Efficiency Indicators

Location and date(s) of workshop:	IEA, Paris : 21-22 January 2009

Organiser(s):	Jointly organised by the International Energy Agency and the EU ODYSSEE-MURE project

Contact(s):	energyindicators@iea.org

Background:	The purpose of this workshop is to share information about best practices relating to indicators development and their use from a policy-making, analytical and statistical point of view. All aspects of energy efficiency indicators, from using the energy balance as a foundation to the development and assessment of efficiency-related policies will be discussed. The workshop constitutes a unique forum that will bring together policy makers, analysts and statisticians from all around the world to discuss and share experiences on the following topics: • How are indicators currently being used to support good policy-making and evaluate policy success? • What are the best practices for the development of policy-relevant indicators? • Why and how should the necessary detailed end-use energy and activity data be assembled? • How to identify data gaps and barriers and what are the best practices to address them? • How to harmonise and bring consistency in energy and activity-related data? Attendance to this workshop is by invitation only with the aim of having one policy maker, one analyst and one statistician per country.

Links to relevant documents:	Agenda

Proceedings:	Opening Address Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency Setting the Scene Jean-Yves Garnier, International Energy Agency Session 1 Energy indicators! What & Why? Paul Waide, International Energy Agency Energy indicators and development of policies and measures John Appleby, Office of Energy Efficiency (Natural Resources Canada) Development and use of indicators at the national level Andrew Harvey, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (Australia) Using indicators to support policy development at the regional level Pirjo-Liisa Koskimäki, Directorate-General Energy and Transport (European Commission) Session 2 Overview of the IEA indicators activities Peter Taylor, International Energy Agency Overview of the EU ODYSSEE Project activities Didier Bosseboeuf, ODYSSEE Project (Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie) Overview of APEC activities: EGEDA and EWG Shigeru Kimura, Energy Working Group (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Energy use and energy efficiency in industry Vincent Mages, Cement Sustainability Initiative, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Round Table Session 3 Getting the best energy balance foundation Michel Francoeur, International Energy Agency Going beyond the balance: The residential sector Roeland Mertens, Eurostat (European Commission) Going beyond the balance: The industry sector Yukari Yamashita, Energy Data and Modelling Centre (Institute of Energy Economics, Japan) Going beyond the balance: The transport sector Reinhard Jellinek, Austrian Energy Agency Going beyond the balance: The commercial sector Peter Dal, Danish Energy Agency Session 4 Overview of the main data gaps and barriers Jean-Yves Garnier, International Energy Agency Experience from Ireland Martin Howley, Sustainable Energy Ireland Experience from Poland Ryszard Wnuk, Polish National Energy Conservation Agency Experience from United States Stephanie Battles, Energy Information Administration (US Department of Energy) Experience from Mexico Carlos Viniegra, Secretaría de Energía (Mexico) Round Table Session 5 Harmonising and learning from one another Jean-Yves Garnier, International Energy Agency Didier Bosseboeuf, ODYSSEE Project (ADEME) Peter Taylor, International Energy Agency Round Table