A prospective analysis of the employment impacts of energy efficiency retrofit investment in Portugal by 2020

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Published: Jun 17, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5278/ijsepm.2014.2.7

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Carla Oliveira
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ISCAC, Quinta Agrícola, Bencanta, 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal chenriques@iscac.pt and coliv@inescc.pt
Dulce Coelho
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ISEC, DEE, Quinta da Nora, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal and INESC Coimbra, Rua Antero de Quental, 199, 3030-030 Coimbra, Portugal
Patrícia Pereira da Silva
Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra, Av Dias da Silva, 165, 3004-512 Coimbra, Portugal and INESC Coimbra, Rua Antero de Quental, 199, 3030-030 Coimbra, Portugal

Abstract

Energy efficiency plays a significant role in increasing the security of energy supply and mitigating climate change. Although this role is indubitable, there is an ongoing discussion about the employment impacts of promoting energy efficiency measures, in particular of building retrofit investments. The purpose of this paper is to provide an estimation of the number of net jobs associated with the most common retrofit investment options in the building stock of Portugal. The examined investment options aim at improving the thermal properties of the building envelope and include the insulation of external walls and roof and the substitution of window frames and single glazed windows. The implementation of a methodological frameworkfor the assessment of employment benefits is based on Input-Output (I-O) analysis, providing consistent estimates for depicting the significant contribution of energy saving measures in the building sector (residential, private services and public services) in net employment generation.

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Oliveira, C., Coelho, D., & Pereira da Silva, P. (2014). A prospective analysis of the employment impacts of energy efficiency retrofit investment in Portugal by 2020. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 2, 81–92. https://doi.org/10.5278/ijsepm.2014.2.7
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Author Biographies

Carla Oliveira, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ISCAC, Quinta Agrícola, Bencanta, 3040-316 Coimbra, Portugal chenriques@iscac.pt and coliv@inescc.pt

C. Oliveira holds a PhD in Electrical and Computers Engineering (SystemsOptimization), a Master degree in Information Management (ManagementScience) and a BSc in Economics from the University of Coimbra. She is aProfessor at ISCAC Business School, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra. Herresearch interests, conducted at INESCC, are in the areas of economy –energy – environment modelling, input-output analysis, multi-objective linearprogramming (MOLP) and MOLP uncertainty handling techniques.

Dulce Coelho, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ISEC, DEE, Quinta da Nora, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal and INESC Coimbra, Rua Antero de Quental, 199, 3030-030 Coimbra, Portugal

D. Coelho holds a PhD in the area of energy systems and a Master’s degree inElectrical Engineering from the University of Coimbra. She is a Professor atthe College of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra. Her researchinterests, conducted at INESCC, are in the areas of energy planning, energyefficiency and sustainable development.

Patrícia Pereira da Silva, Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra, Av Dias da Silva, 165, 3004-512 Coimbra, Portugal and INESC Coimbra, Rua Antero de Quental, 199, 3030-030 Coimbra, Portugal

P. Pereira da Silva holds a PhD in Finance and a Masterdegree in Business Administration from the University of Coimbra. She is aProfessor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra (Portugal). Herresearch interests, conducted at INESCC, are in the areas of energy economics,energy markets and sustainable energy systems.