dc.contributor.author | Koasidis, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nikas, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Van de Ven, D.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Xexakis, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Forouli, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mittal, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gambhir, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Koutsellis, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Doukas, H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-23T09:33:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-23T09:33:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Energy Policy: 171: 113301 (2022) | es_ES |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/61598 | |
dc.description.abstract | To tackle the negative socioeconomic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union (EU) introduced the Recovery and Resilience Facility, a financial instrument to help Member States recover, on the basis that minimum 37% of the recovery funds flow towards the green transition. This study contributes to the emerging modelling literature on assessing COVID-19 vis-à-vis decarbonisation efforts, with a particular focus on employment, by optimally allocating the green part of the EU recovery stimulus in selected low-carbon technologies and quantifying the trade-offs between resulting emissions reductions and employment gains in the energy sector. We couple an integrated assessment model with a multi-objective linear-programming model and an uncertainty analysis framework aiming to identify robust portfolio mixes. We find that it is possible to allocate recovery packages to align mitigation goals with both short- and long-term energy-sector employment, although over-emphasising the longer-term sustainability of new energy-sector jobs may be costlier and more vulnerable to uncertainties compared to prioritising environmental and near-term employment gains. Robust portfolios with balanced performance across objectives consistently feature small shares of offshore wind and nuclear investments, while the largest chunks are dominated by onshore wind and biofuels, two technologies with opposite impacts on near- and long-term employment gains. © 2022 The Authors | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to thank Mr. Christos Petkidis for his support in the visualisation of results. This work was supported by the H2020 European Commission (EC) Project “PARIS REINFORCE” under Grant Agreement No. 820846 . The sole responsibility for the paper content lies with the authors; the paper does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the EC. In this direction, the EU has mobilised financial resources to assist Member States' economic recovery as part of the NextGenerationEU programme, and specifically the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Through these instruments, the EU aims to provide additional financial support to Member States and fund recovery-oriented investments in the near term ( European Commission, 2020a ). To jointly address the socio-economic impacts of the health and climate crises, Member States' national recovery and resilience plans should allocate at least 37% in support of a green transition and include investments towards tackling climate change. Among the overarching objectives of the recovery and resilience plans is to support the sectoral integration of 40% of the 500 GW of renewable energy that is aimed to be installed by 2030, as part of the EU's path to net-zero ( European Commission, 2020b ), which will help the EU realise its updated pledges as part of the EU Green Deal. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Energy Policy | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/820846 | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | Climate policy | es_ES |
dc.subject | Economic recovery | es_ES |
dc.subject | Employment | es_ES |
dc.subject | Integrated assessment modelling | es_ES |
dc.subject | Portfolio analysis | es_ES |
dc.subject | Uncertainty | es_ES |
dc.title | Towards a green recovery in the EU: Aligning further emissions reductions with short- and long-term energy-sector employment gains | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 España | * |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113301 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113301 | |
dc.contributor.funder | European Commission | |