@ARTICLE{oei_4526,
ota_publtyp = {Artikel},
oei_publtyp = {Artikel},
title = {Building a database for energy sufficiency policies},
author = {Benjamin Best and Johannes Thema and Carina Zell-Ziegler and Frauke Wiese and Jonathan Barth and Stephan Breidenbach and Leonardo Nascimento and Henry Wilke},
year = {2022},
language = {en},
url = {https://f1000research.com/articles/11-229},
abstract = {Sufficiency measures are potentially decisive for the decarbonisation of energy systems but rarely considered in energy policy and modelling. Just as efficiency and renewable energies, the diffusion of demand-side solutions to climate change also relies on policy-making. Our extensive literature review of European and national sufficiency policies fills a gap in existing databases. We present almost 300 policy instruments clustered into relevant categories and publish them as "Energy Sufficiency Policy Database". This paper provides a description of the data clustering, the set-up of the database and an analysis of the policy instruments. A key insight is that sufficiency policy includes much more than bans of products or information tools leaving the responsibility to individuals. It is a comprehensive instrument mix of all policy types, not only enabling sufficiency action, but also reducing currently existing barriers. A policy database can serve as a good starting point for policy recommendations and modelling, further research is needed on barriers and demand-reduction potentials of sufficiency policy instruments.},
keywords = {Energie & Klimaschutz}
}