Special Issue "Energy-sustainable Development"

Guest Editor
Dr. Richard A. Fenner
Center for Sustainable Development, Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK
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Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Vic Hanby
The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, Queens Building, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, UK
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Dear Colleagues,

A major readjustment to the generation and use of energy is urgently needed to address the challenges posed by anthropomorphic climate change and wider issues of sustainable development relating to energy security and equitable access, as well as meeting the needs of growing populations in both urban and rural areas many of whom are in the developing world. It is likely that to achieve sustainable development in the energy sector many separate initiatives will have to be implemented, including measures to retrofit existing building stock, to seek alternative transport systems, to develop generation capacity from renewable energy resources and to implement clean energy technologies to ensure wider environmental protection. The provision of energy services can also be seen as part of an integrated component of a wider system of urban infrastructure through system scale efficiencies and demand side savings (for example through the smart design of future building stock and water provision).

Dr. Richard A. Fenner
Guest Editor

Prof. Dr. Vic Hanby
Guest Editor

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• energy resources
• energy demand
• energy efficiency
• renewable energy technologies
• energy policy (for developed and developing countries)
• energy security
• energy integration with other services
• energy systems
• environmental impact of energy supply
• energy poverty and access
• clean energy
• energy generation
• energy use (for buildings, transport, industry)

Type of Paper: Review
Title: Evaluating the Use of an Integrated Approach to Support Energy and Climate Policy Formulation and Evaluation
Author: Andrea M. Bassi
Affiliation: Project Development and Modeling, Millennium Institute, 2111 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22201, USA; E-Mail: ab@millennium-institute.org.
Abstract: With the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol about ten years ago, national leaders have started investigating options for reducing carbon emissions within national borders. Despite confronting similar energy issues, every country has a unique energy strategy-being characterized by a different context, social, economic or environmental that influences the way different nations deal with climate change and other energy-related issues. Finding that currently available energy models are often too detailed or narrowly focused to inform longer-term policy formulation and evaluation holistically, the present study proposes the utilization of an integrated cross-sectoral medium to longer-term research and modeling approach, incorporating various methodologies to minimize exogenous assumptions and endogenously represent the key drivers of the system analyzed. The framework proposed, that includes feedback, delays and non-linearity and focuses on structure, scenarios and policies, requires a profound customization of the model that goes beyond a new parameterization. On the other hand, the inclusion of social and environmental factors, in addition to economic ones, all unique to the geographical area analyzed, allows for a wider analysis of the implication of policies by identifying potential side effect or longer-term bottlenecks for development arising from cross-sectoral relations.