Indicator-based Sustainability Assessment of the German Energy System and its Transition

• Main Author: Rösch, ChristineBräutigam, Klaus-RainerKopfmüller, JürgenStelzer, VolkerLichtner, PatrickFricke, Annika (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2018
• Subjects: Energiewende; Indikatoren; Energiesystem; Nachhaltigkeit; policy advice; energy transition; enery system; indicators; sustainability; Politikberatung
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The energy transition not only has an impact on technical infrastructures but also leads to socio-economic changes. To evaluate the sustainability aspects of the German Energiewende, the authors have developed a monitoring system which includes 45 indicators and their corresponding target values for...