20% by 2020? Economy-wide impacts of energy efficiency improvement in Germany

Arbeitspapier

The paper presents results of the implementation of an efficiency strategy in Germany until 2020 which is focused on cost-effective measures. The efficiency measures are calculated in bottom-up models and translated into a top-down macro-economic model. The comparison to a business as usual simulation shows some economy-wide rebound effects of about 17% of the overall energy savings. The analysis is limited to 2020. Given that an efficiency strategy is a long-term strategy, this puts the results on the rather conservative side. The results clearly show that improved energy efficiency results in a variety of positive effects on the economy and the environment. These range from reduced greenhouse gas emissions to improved competitiveness of firms and budget savings for consumers to economy wide impacts like additional employment and economic growth. Even the consideration of rebound effects did not change this picture significantly. Thus, exploiting the huge potential stemming from cost-effective efficiency measures should have high priority for the design of energy and climate policies.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: GWS Discussion Paper ; No. 2011/2

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Energy and the Macroeconomy
• Thema: energy efficiency ; bottom up scenario analysis ; climate policy ; Energieeinsparung ; Makroökonomischer Einfluss ; Deutschland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Lehr, Ulrike ; Lutz, Christian ; Pehnt, Martin ; Lambrecht, Udo ; Seefeldt, Friedrich ; Wünsch, Marco ; Schlomann, Barbara ; Fleiter, Tobias
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftliche Strukturforschung (GWS)
• (wo): Osnabrück
• (wann): 2011

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/94423
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ