TY - JOUR
T1 - Indicators for sustainable energy development
T2 - An Icelandic case study
AU - Gunnarsdottir, I.
AU - Davidsdottir, B.
AU - Worrell, E.
AU - Sigurgeirsdottir, S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was financially supported by Rannís – The Icelandic Centre for Research [grant number: 163464–051], the National Power Company of Iceland, the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, the Eimskip University Fund, and the Icelandic national federation of Graduate Women International . The researchers would like to thank Birgitta Steingrímsdóttir for her assistance in data collection.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - Sustainable energy development is a complex and global policy objective. What needs to be emphasized to reach the objective, varies based on context corresponding to different energy-related challenges. A robust set of context-specific indicators is needed to measure progress towards sustainable energy development. Sustainability indicators enable the monitoring of progress towards policy goals and can inform actions and decision-making. Indicators often reflect the critical issues or challenges that lie ahead. In this study, an iterative stakeholder approach to indicator development is implemented within Iceland. The approach highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement for indicator selection and that indicators need to be context specific. The product of this is a set of indicators for sustainable energy development of the Icelandic energy system. These indicators, based on stakeholder input, reflect national priorities for energy development. Multiple products with policy implications come out of the process; indicators, analysis of stakeholders and their views, a definition of sustainable energy development in the context, a roadmap towards it, and identification of linkages between indicators. Thus, the process can provide a base for energy policy, an action plan towards sustainable energy development that is supported by stakeholders.
AB - Sustainable energy development is a complex and global policy objective. What needs to be emphasized to reach the objective, varies based on context corresponding to different energy-related challenges. A robust set of context-specific indicators is needed to measure progress towards sustainable energy development. Sustainability indicators enable the monitoring of progress towards policy goals and can inform actions and decision-making. Indicators often reflect the critical issues or challenges that lie ahead. In this study, an iterative stakeholder approach to indicator development is implemented within Iceland. The approach highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement for indicator selection and that indicators need to be context specific. The product of this is a set of indicators for sustainable energy development of the Icelandic energy system. These indicators, based on stakeholder input, reflect national priorities for energy development. Multiple products with policy implications come out of the process; indicators, analysis of stakeholders and their views, a definition of sustainable energy development in the context, a roadmap towards it, and identification of linkages between indicators. Thus, the process can provide a base for energy policy, an action plan towards sustainable energy development that is supported by stakeholders.
KW - Energy indicators
KW - Energy policy
KW - Indicator development
KW - Stakeholder engagement
KW - Sustainability indicators
KW - Sustainable energy development
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112926
DO - 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112926
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127019316
SN - 0301-4215
VL - 164
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - Energy Policy
JF - Energy Policy
M1 - 112926
ER -