The role of buildings in the energy transition in the context of the climate change challenge

In order to redefine the influence of the energy and technological transitions upon the challenge of climate change this paper shows that buildings are key agents. This paper discusses the importance of addressing building energy efficiency in a holistic and transformational way, to avoid that incre...

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Main Authors:	Luisa F. Cabeza, Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:	Global Transitions
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589791820300268

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spelling	doaj-2d2cc7cd879d4a8da64d86dcaee1375c2021-04-02T20:20:45ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Global Transitions2589-79182020-01-012257260The role of buildings in the energy transition in the context of the climate change challengeLuisa F. Cabeza0Diana Ürge-Vorsatz1GREiA Research Group, Universitat de Lleida, Pere de Cabrera S/n, 25001, Lleida, Spain; Corresponding author.Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University (CEU), Nádor utca 9, 1051, Budapest, HungaryIn order to redefine the influence of the energy and technological transitions upon the challenge of climate change this paper shows that buildings are key agents. This paper discusses the importance of addressing building energy efficiency in a holistic and transformational way, to avoid that incremental measures increase the lock-in effect. Moreover, policies should consider a demand-side energy transition, contrary to today’s discourse, where the supply side and energy production are prominent. Finally, the most important issues in this energy transition are intergenerational divide and justice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589791820300268
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title	The role of buildings in the energy transition in the context of the climate change challenge
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description	In order to redefine the influence of the energy and technological transitions upon the challenge of climate change this paper shows that buildings are key agents. This paper discusses the importance of addressing building energy efficiency in a holistic and transformational way, to avoid that incremental measures increase the lock-in effect. Moreover, policies should consider a demand-side energy transition, contrary to today’s discourse, where the supply side and energy production are prominent. Finally, the most important issues in this energy transition are intergenerational divide and justice.
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The role of buildings in the energy transition in the context of the climate change challenge

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