Measuring the socioeconomic and environmental effects of energy efficiency investments for a more sustainable Spanish economy
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2016-10-16
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We present here an application of a multisector economic model to simulate the impact
of investing in energy-efficiency-related sectors. Given the value chain of energy production shows
several aspects to be improved, this paper intends to identify the economic sectors where investment
should be allocated in order to reach the targeted energy efficiency levels in the overall economic
system. We expect that an improvement in energy efficiency will bring a fall in electricity demand.
Simulating these impacts will enable an assessment of the macroeconomic effects of such demand-side
changes in Spain. For simulation purposes, we will use input–output methodology, based on data
from a Spanish input–output table from the year 2012 that we have constructed. The scenario used
for modeling has been obtained from the objectives proposed by the European Union for 2030,
specifically the one promoting an increase to at least a 27% increase in energy efficiency compared
with the business-as-usual scenario. This demand-side model enables us to measure the potential
sector-by-sector growth of the Spanish economy and to calculate households’ expected savings in
energy bills due to the implementation of energy efficiency measures. The impacts of employment and
CO2 emissions are also quantified as a result of the investments aimed at improving energy efficiency.
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El artículo titulado "Measuring the Socioeconomic and Environmental Effects of Energy Efficiency Investments for a More Sustainable Spanish Economy" fue publicado en la revista "Sustainability" en octubre de 2016 por Ana Medina-López, Ángeles Cámara y José-Ramón Monrobel. Clasificado Q2 cuartil de estudios ambientales, este trabajo utiliza una metodología de análisis input-output, con datos de la tabla input-output española de 2012, para simular el impacto de las inversiones en eficiencia energética en sectores relacionados. El estudio mide los efectos macroeconómicos de los cambios en la demanda de electricidad en España, incluyendo el potencial crecimiento sectorial, el ahorro en los hogares y los impactos en el empleo y las emisiones de CO2, basándose en los objetivos propuestos por la Unión Europea para 2030. El artículo está disponible en el siguiente enlace: [https://doi.org/10.3390/su8101039].
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Medina, A.; Cámara, Á.; Monrobel, J.-R. Measuring the Socioeconomic and Environmental Effects of Energy Efficiency Investments for a More Sustainable Spanish Economy. Sustainability 2016, 8, 1039.
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