Beyond energy savings: The multiple benefits of energy efficiency

Background

In 2014 the IEA published Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency, which outlined an approach for capturing a range of non-energy benefits of energy efficiency. Now the IEA is in the process of updating its work on this topic, including by exploring impacts of energy efficiency not covered in the 2014 publication, and the new evidence beyond energy savings. To this end, the IEA held a workshop between 5-7 March in Paris.

The workshop brought together policy makers, evaluators and private sector representatives to explore the latest evidence on the use and analysis of the multiple benefits of energy efficiency. The aim was to share experiences and identify areas where further work is needed to improve the evidence base.

In summary:

Day 1 presented the recent case studies on energy efficiency policy resulting in non-energy benefits;
Day 2 explored what policymakers need to design and communicate the multiple benefits of energy efficiency, and how those needs can be met; and
Day 3 built on the discussion of day 2 to explore methodological issues related to calculating non-energy benefits of energy efficiency.

Workshop agenda: Beyond Energy Savings: the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency

Day 1: Monday, 5 March, 2018

Keisuke Sadamori (IEA) – Beyond energy savings: The multiple benefits of energy efficiency‌‌

Denise Mulholland (US EPA) – Quantifying the Emissions and Health Benefits of EE: Recent Experiences in the U.S.

Raul Talan (FIDE) – The multiple benefits of Mexico’s household appliances phase-out scheme

Ian Hamilton (UCL) – Health impact assessment of energy efficiency: A UK Case Study

Session 2:

Gabriella Azzolini (ENEA, Italy) – Italian experiences on tax breaks for building renovation: achieved results and impacts on economy

Michael Reid (The Keyline Group) – The multiple benefits of energy efficiency in NSW, Australia

Day 2: Tuesday, 6 March, 2018

Session 1:

Samantha Caputo (NEEP) – Non-Energy Impacts, Approaches and Values: an Examination of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Beyond

Lynne Gallagher (Energy Consumers Australia) – Applying the multiple benefits framework to Australia: Identified gaps in the evidence base

Michael Reid (The Keyline Group) – The Role of Energy Efficiency in Environmental, Economic and Social Development

Dan Hamza-Goodacre –The Multiple Benefits of Cooling Efficiency: Policy Needs

Session 2:

Jon Stenning (Cambridge Econometrics) – Modelling macro-level and sectoral impacts of energy efficiency

Lisa Skumatz (Skumatz Economic Research Associates - SERA) – Latest updates on NEB research & applications in US

Johannes Thema (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy) – Overview of methodologies for quantifying multiple benefits assembled under the COMBI project

Jan W. Bleyl (Energetic Solutions/DSM TCP) – Incorporating multiple benefits into life-cycle cost-benefit analyses of deep energy retrofits

Serena Pontoglio (European Commission) – Recent experiences quantifying impacts of EU policy

Session 4: 

Faisal Naru (OECD) – Using behavioural insights to effectively communicate sustainability

Neelima Jain (EESL, India) –Public lighting and UJALA: Communication and outreach

Sune Grollov (Velux) and Andreas Hermelink (Ecofys) – The Healthy Homes Barometer

Rudolphe Nicolle (Buildings2030) – Building 4 People: Health, Wellbeing & Productivity in Europe

Tina Fawcett, (University of Oxford) – Communicating energy efficiency to European policymakers: What works?

Day 3: Wednesday, 7 March, 2018

Session 1:

Sacha Scheffer (IEA) – Presentation of a new issues paper on transport energy efficiency and air quality

Peter Lemoine – Presentation of a new issues paper on energy efficiency in non-residential buildings

Session 2:

Karen Turner (University of Strathclyde) – Presentation of a new issues paper on macroeconomic impacts of energy efficiency

Johannes Thema (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy) – COMBI Project methodologies for calculating macroeconomic impacts (TBC)

Skip Laitner – Linking Multiple benefits to energy productivity: A useful proxy to explore macroeconomic returns