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Behavioral, Economic, and Institutional Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the Hellenic Building Sector

This report provides an overview of the behavioral, economic, and institutional barriers that hinder the implementation of energy efficiency measures in the Hellenic building sector. It discusses policy instruments, data, and key barriers, and concludes with recommendations for addressing these challenges.

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Behavioral, Economic, and Institutional Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the Hellenic Building Sector

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  1. Overview of behavioral, economic and institutional barriers to implementation of energy efficiency in the Hellenic building sector Anna FLESSA Research Associate Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA)

  2. Contents • Introduction • Methodology • Data • Policy instruments • Barriers • Conclusions

  3. Introduction (1/3) EU targets for climate and energy • 2020 • 20% cut ingreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (from 1990 levels) • 20% of energy from renewables • 20% improvement in energy efficiency • 2030 • 40% cut in GHG emissions (from 1990 levels) • at least a 27% share of renewable energy consumption • at least 27% energy savings compared with the business-as-usual scenario • 2050 • 80% cut inGHG emissions (from 1990 levels)

  4. Introduction (2/3) • Expected shortfall in 2020 • 1%-2% (COM(2014) 520/23.07.2014) • Need for complementary policies • Enhancing policy mixtures with end-users behaviour • Building sector in EU – responsible for • 40% of energy consumption • 36% of CO2 emissions • Key EU Directives • Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU) • Energy Efficiency (2012/27/EU)

  5. Introduction (3/3) • Design of enhanced EE policies • Insertion of barriers related to end users’ behavior • Awareness • Information • Costs • Social-educational-cultural factors • HERON project (Horizon2020 – 8 EU countries) • Outline • Mapping the main barriers in building sector

  6. Methodology • Literature review • project and survey results, • national, European and international official reports, • published research papers • Two governance levels • National • Local

  7. Building sector statistics • Includes residential and tertiary • Accounts for 45% of overall final energy consumption (2012) • Types of building stock (2011 census) Source: YPEKA, 2014.

  8. Energy Efficiency policies & measures (1/2) At national level • Action Plans such as National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs) • Policy instruments, Programmes and Initiatives • financial mechanisms (e.g. Green Fund and subsidies for renovation), • regulatory standards (e.g. energy labelling, energy audits and green public procurements), • voluntary agreements between public and private sector, • dissemination, awareness and capacitybuildingthrough information campaigns for certain programmes such as “Energy Efficiency at Household buildings” and European Initiatives (BUILD UP).

  9. Energy Efficiency policies & measures (2/2) At local level • European Initiative “Covenant of Mayors” • Involve local and regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increase energy efficiency and use of RES. • Participation of Hellenic municipalities • 110 signatories • 79 submitted Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) • 4 at the stage of results monitoring

  10. Behavioral barriers

  11. Economic barriers

  12. Institutional barriers

  13. Conclusions • There are on-going socio-economic research efforts (studies, initiatives, programmes, dissemination actions) to overcome these barriers (e.g. “Energy Efficiency at household buildings”). • The design of new EE policy instruments needs to take into serious consideration the information barrier. • The information & data about end-user’s attitude to EE policy instruments, technologies and practices is limited. • Need for additional structured socio-economic research on EE.

  14. Thank you!Anna FlessaEnergy Policy and Development CentreNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensE-mail: aflessa@kepa.uoa.gr

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