Abstract
Abstract It is the responsibility of each member state of the European Union, to prepare a national energy and climate plan and set achievable climate targets and meaningful measures and policies to achieve the targets set. Annex 4 of the Latvian National Energy and Climate Plan for 2030 (hereinafter – NECP) provides an overview of policies and measures to achieve the climate targets. The NECP does not provide information on the impact of the policies or which measures are more important and which are less crucial Similarly, the measures in Annex 4 of the NECP were not determined by industry experts but by ministry officials, therefore, it is not clear whether the proposed measures will achieve the set climate targets, a point also made by European Commission in its evaluation report on NECP. The aim of the study is to develop a tool for the early assessment of the impact of energy and climate policy measures. The study developed a methodology to pre-assess the impacts of the policies identified in the NECP, impacts were described by measures effectiveness and stage of development. With this methodology, it is possible to assess the impact of energy policies using indicators to characterize the effectiveness of the policy and the level of development. The study confirmed that both the multi-criteria analysis and composite index method can be used as methods. The results showed that high impact measures were related to the promotion of energy efficiency in buildings, but low impact measures were comprehensive horizontal measures such as measures related principle ‘energy efficiency first’ and review of energy efficiency obligation schemes. The indicators with the highest impact on sustainability rate were possible side effects and transparency of policies.
Highlights
The policies with the energy sector of the member states of the European Union (EU) are strongly influenced by the joint policy decision at EU level, which provide the framework for increasing the use of renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions
The NECP does not provide information on the impact of the policies or which measures are more important and which are less crucial the measures in Annex 4 of the NECP were not determined by industry experts but by ministry officials, it is not clear whether the proposed measures will achieve the set climate targets, a point made by European Commission in its evaluation report on NECP
The analysis of development stage of energy efficiency measures showed that high impact measures have a significant amount of funding and different funding sources, focus on improving the energy efficiency of buildings
Summary
The policies with the energy sector of the member states of the European Union (EU) are strongly influenced by the joint policy decision at EU level, which provide the framework for increasing the use of renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. The European Union recognizes the importance of energy efficiency for reaching its ambitious climate policy goals, which has many co-benefits such as improving energy security and energy access, enhancing industrial competitiveness and reducing greenhouse gas emissions [3], [4]. The current policy agenda is based on the comprehensive integrated climate and energy policy adopted by European Council, which aims to improve energy efficiency by 32.5 % by 2030 [5]
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