Blind spots in the energy transition policy
Every driver has experienced blind spots when the car next to him is not visible in the mirror or turning his head sideways. Such blind spots are also observed when forecasting economic development.
The current situation identifies a problem: To prepare a new energy and climate policy document, each Member State needs to conduct an impact assessment of the measures. Experience to date has shown that in previous energy and climate policy documents, the impact assessment of measures has not been complete in many countries, as national support instruments have not considered the submarines encountered by national economies in the post-support phase.
Project objective: To develop a methodology for analyzing the impact of energy and climate policy instruments by indicating unforeseen problems and developing and testing a dynamic policy effectiveness model for assessing the effects of policy instruments and forecasting future project implementation to avoid economic losses to the economy and society.
PROJECT FUNDED BY:
Latvia’s state budget Fundamental and Applied Research Project LZP-2018/1-0426
PROJECT DURATION:
From 31st of August 2018 until 31st of August 2021
PROJECT BUDGET:
255 085 EUR
SCIENTIFIC LEADER OF THE PROJECT:
Francesco Romagnoli
PUBLISHED:
10.12.2018.
PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS:
- Balode, L., Dolge, K., Lund, P.D., Blumberga, D. How to assess policy impact in national energy and climate plans (2021) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 25 (1), pp. 405-421. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0030
- Dolge, K., Blumberga, D. Economic growth in contrast to GHG emission reduction measures in Green Deal context (2021) Ecological Indicators, 130, art. no. 108153, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108153
- Dolge, K., Blumberga, D. Composite risk index for designing smart climate and energy policies (2021) Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 100159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2021.100159
- Balode, L., Dolge, K., Blumberga, D. The Contradictions between District and Individual Heating towards Green Deal Targets (2021) Sustainability, 13 (6) 3370. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063370
- Pakere, I., Berzina, I., Lauka, D., Blumberga, D. Cooling load as a blind spot for energy system development (2020) 2020 IEEE 61st Annual International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University, RTUCON 2020 – Proceedings, art. no. 9316562. doi:10.1109/RTUCON51174.2020.9316562
- Pakere, I., Lauka, D., Blumberga, D. Does the balance exist between cost efficiency of different energy efficiency measures? DH systems case (2020) Energies, 13 (19), art. no. 5151. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13195151
- Kalna, S., Lauka, D., Vaiškūnaitė, R., Blumberga, D. Blind spots of energy transition policy – Case study of Latvia (2020) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 24 (2), pp. 325-336. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0076
- Slišāne, D., Gaumigs, G., Lauka, D., Blumberga, D. Assessment of energy sustainability in statistical regions of Latvia using energy sustainability index (2020) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 24 (2), pp. 160-169. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0063
- Lauka, D., Slisane, D., Ievina, L., Muizniece, I., Blumberga, D. When Bioeconomy Development Becomes a Biomass Energy Competitor (2019) Environmental and Climate Technologies, 23 (3) pp. 347.-359. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2019-0100
PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES:
- International Scientific Conference “Environmental and Climate Technologies CONECT 2021” from May 12-14, 2021, online and on-site:
- presented research Lauma Balode, Kristiana Dolge, Dagnija Blumberga. From multicriteria decision analysis to composite sustainability index for policy impact assessment in national energy and climate plans;
- presented research Dagnija Blumberga. Blind Spots in Energy Sector.
- 2020 IEEE 61st International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON) from November 5-7, 2020, online:
- presented research Ieva Pakere, Ivonna Bērziņa, Dace Lauka, Dagnija Blumberga. Cooling load as a blind spot for energy system development.
- International Scientific Conference “Environmental and Climate Technologies CONECT 2020” from May 13-15, 2020, online:
- presented research Sintija Kalna, Dace Lauka, Rasa Vaiškūnaitė, Dagnija Blumberga. Blind spots of energy transition policy – Case study of Latvia;
- presented research Dzintra Slišāne, Gatis Gaumigs, Dace Lauka, Dagnija Blumberga. Assessment of energy sustainability in statistical regions of Latvia using energy sustainability index.
- International Scientific Conference “Environmental and Climate Technologies CONECT 2019” from May 15-17, 2020, Riga, Latvia:
- presented research Dace Lauka, Dzintra Slišāne, Linda Ieviņa, Indra Muižniece, Dagnija Blumberga. When Bioeconomy Development Becomes a Biomass Energy Competitor;
- presented research Gatis Gaumigs, Dagnija Blumberga. Decarbonization impact on Baltic Power system.
