This was particularly timely in view of the update of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) due by Member States in June 2023 (draft) and June 2024 (final). Two outstanding points from their feedback are that ENEFIRST provided an ideal platform to discuss why and how EE1st can be implemented in practice, that the project provided a coherent and broad understanding of the principle from conceptual level to policy implications. This report also gathers information on the main stakeholder consultation activities and ensures there was a proper measurement of intangible results along the project.įinally, the report highlights testimonies and feedback on the project from the stakeholders and experts who took part in the ENEFIRST activities and contributed to making the ENEFIRST outputs as useful and relevant as possible, by integrating stakeholders’ and experts’ views. ENEFIRST outputs have enabled a variety of knowledge and resources to be extracted such as implementation maps, guidelines for integrated approaches, the Scenario Explorer and Report on quantifying Energy Efficiency First in EU Scenarios, Recommendations on how to operationalise EE1st implementation in the EU, An in-depth analysis of how to implement the EE1st principle in Germany, Hungary, Spain and more! The report starts by providing an overview of the ENEFIRST outputs that form a coherent set of resources. This report summarises the ENEFIRST outputs, and the monitoring of the stakeholder engagement. Whatever the governance structure in the country, a clear definition of the main roles according to the jurisdiction levels is essential to enable cooperation, and thereby bring about integrated approaches. National and local specificities, including complex governance structures, must be taken into consideration to avoid unsuitable ‘one-fits-all’ approaches that will not grasp and address the complexity of a system originally designed to serve different needs and secure supply first. Implementing EE1st is not necessarily about adopting new policies: it is firstly about ensuring that the existing policies and regulations are in line with the EE1st principle. Adjustments to decision-making, governance structures and the right incentives in investment frameworks need to be introduced across all areas, including in building policies, the power sector, climate action, governance systems, etc. Introducing EE1st as an overarching principle is not sufficient to secure its execution: its implementation needs to be carefully planned. It highlights the main lessons learned as well as the recommendations for operationalising EE1st at national level. This is the final report of the enefirst project.
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