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Supporting Europe’s Energy Policy Towards a Decarbonised Energy System: A Comparative Assessment

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Decision Support Systems Laboratory, Energy Policy Unit (EPU-NTUA), National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, Greece
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Sustainability 2019, 11(15), 4010; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154010
Received: 27 June 2019 / Revised: 18 July 2019 / Accepted: 20 July 2019 / Published: 24 July 2019
The European Union (EU) aims to prepare its strategy and infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050. Recent political discussions and research interest focus on ways to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies with respect to the targets set for 2030 and 2050. However, the diverse options available that are to be implemented, are policy sensitive and need careful comparative assessment. This paper presents a multi-criteria approach based on an extension of the Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment of Evaluations (PROMETHEE) method for group decision-making that incorporates fuzzy set theory in order to evaluate alternative transformation pathways for achieving a sustainable energy system in EU. This assessment aims at providing a direction towards a most preferable pathway concept that should be taken into account by a future model-based analysis of the necessary transformation of our energy sector. The results obtained could support policymakers in drawing effective recommendations based on the findings. The added value of this analysis to policymakers is its contribution to plan climate and energy strategies towards a low-carbon transition pathway by using the information of this approach and prioritizing uncertainties through an environmental and energy perspective. View Full-Text
Keywords: climate and energy policy; transformation pathways; low carbon technologies; decision support; multi-criteria analysis; fuzzy PROMETHEE climate and energy policy; transformation pathways; low carbon technologies; decision support; multi-criteria analysis; fuzzy PROMETHEE
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Papapostolou, A.; Karakosta, C.; Kourti, K.-A.; Doukas, H.; Psarras, J. Supporting Europe’s Energy Policy Towards a Decarbonised Energy System: A Comparative Assessment. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4010. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154010

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Papapostolou A, Karakosta C, Kourti K-A, Doukas H, Psarras J. Supporting Europe’s Energy Policy Towards a Decarbonised Energy System: A Comparative Assessment. Sustainability. 2019; 11(15):4010. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154010

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Papapostolou, Aikaterini, Charikleia Karakosta, Kalliopi-Anastasia Kourti, Haris Doukas, and John Psarras. 2019. "Supporting Europe’s Energy Policy Towards a Decarbonised Energy System: A Comparative Assessment" Sustainability 11, no. 15: 4010. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154010

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