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Estimating the effects of policy instruments is a very important step in the successful implementation of any policy. This can involve either predicting the effects of a policy prior to implementation
(ex-ante evaluation) or quantifying its effects after implementation (ex-post).
This can help to answer questions such as: Are energy and/or climate targets being met? How should governments meet their targets on energy and climate change in the most effective and efficient way? What can we learn from other countries’ experience and how can we incorporate this in national policy?
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Ecofys are leading experts in analysing the effectiveness of energy and climate policy instruments and in developing new, smart policy programmes. Our experience includes all aspects and interlinkages between sustainable energy and climate change, covering all economic sectors. Thanks to our global presence and vast sector expertise, we can tap into a huge pool of experience and identify best practice in policy design.
Our services include:
- Developing policy evaluation methodologies and criteria
- Ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of energy and climate change policies
- Identifying impediments to the implementation of policies
- Developing the key performance indicators (KPIs) that need to be monitored to enable a sound evaluation of the impact and efficiency of policy instruments
- Identifying best practice policies, including applying them in other countries
- Designing smart policies (i.e. those that are effective, cost-efficient, transparent and politically feasible).
References:
- Evaluating the effectiveness of renewable energy policies in the EU in order to achieve its renewable energy targets for 2010 – European Commission
- Designing policy instruments and assessing the cost of capital for renewable energy projects - IEA RETD Implementing Agreement
- Evaluating renewable electricity policies in the EU in terms of their power system interaction; recommendations for aligning power market and support scheme regulations – German Ministry for Environment and Federal Environment Agency
- In-depth ex-post analysis of the impact and efficiency of energy efficiency instruments in different sectors and European countries – European Commission. For more information, click here
- Making Energy Efficiency Happen: From Potential to Reality. Briefing paper in preparation for the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm -WWF
- Energy efficiency and lifestyles – EU and Japan - status of technologies and policies - EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
- Evaluating the effectiveness of climate changes policies in EU Member States – the gap between the current situation at and the Kyoto targets – e.g. for the Dutch and Italian governments
- Designing an ideal National Allocation Plan for France – Greenpeace France
- Evaluating the Projects to Reduce Emissions (PRE) scheme – New Zealand Ministry of Environment and Water.
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