What we are doing
Energy efficiency is a relevant component in the process of achieving the long-term objective of climate neutrality by 2050. Unfortunately, facing the energy efficiency gap, its potential is not fully exploited. In MICAT we will explore and highlight the additional non-energy values of energy efficiency measures and investments, for example, economic, social and environmental impacts. It could help close this gap and facilitate better energy-relevant decisions and policy-making. The goal of MICAT is to develop a comprehensive approach to estimate these non-energy impacts of energy efficiency (Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency). MICAT will conduct analyses at local, national and the EU level to address a broad target group as well as to compare and assess the relevance of the Multiple Impacts at different levels of governance. The project sets a sound scientific empirical basis for monitoring Multiple Impacts while providing a publicly available and easy-to-use online tool (MICATool), which shall be developed in a co-creational manner with the respective governance levels. The national and local cases for monitoring Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency will be developed further in a broad stakeholder and dissemination approach to set a standard for future reporting on Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency.
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