Assessing Development Impacts Associated with Low Emission Development Strategies: Lessons Learned from Pilot Efforts in Kenya and Montenegro

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1121506· OSTI ID:1121506

Cox, S. ^[1]; Katz, J. ^[1]; Wurtenberger, L. ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), Petten (Netherlands)

Low emission development strategies (LEDS) articulate economy-wide policies and implementation plans designed to enable a country to meet its long-term development objectives while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A development impact assessment tool was developed to inform an analytically robust and transparent prioritization of LEDS actions based on their economic, social, and environmental impacts. The graphical tool helps policymakers communicate the development impacts of LEDS options and identify actions that help meet both emissions reduction and development goals. This paper summarizes the adaptation and piloting of the tool in Kenya and Montenegro. The paper highlights strengths of the tool and discusses key needs for improving it.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1121506
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--6A20-58391
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CO-BENEFITS
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Energy Analysis
KENYA
LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT
LOW-CARBON-DEVELOPMENT
MONTENEGRO
STRATEGY