Demand-side policies for sufficiency: a multi-solving strategy

An integrated sufficiency strategy for energy and climate policy would significantly reduce the challenges on the way to climate neutrality. Reducing final energy demand through demand-side measures eases the pressure on expansion rates of renewables and grid, resources and land. As sufficiency is a strategy to reduce consumption and production levels through changes in social practices to stay within ecological limits and provide a social foundation for all, it requires appropriate policy frameworks. At present, there are many barriers to sufficiency-oriented development. Examples include subsidies for new housing, privileges for motorised individual mobility, and incentives for the production of non-repairable products. In this webinar, we will provide an overview of targets, strategies and indicators per sector for sufficiency-oriented development, as well as examples of concrete policy measures, including practical examples.

Carina Zell-Ziegler (Oeko-Institut) will give an input together with her two colleagues about "Demand-side policies for sufficiency: a multi-solving strategy ".