Life Cycle Management of Energy and Energy Transitions—Managing the Complexity of Todays and Future Energy Systems with a Life Cycle Focus: Challenges and Methodological Solutions

Abstract

To meet climate and sustainability goals a transition of the system of energy supply and use is needed. However, energy transitions are complex long-term processes and require a variety of methodologies to steer their direction. For this purpose, the combination of environmental, social, economic and technical assessments together with prospective energy scenario modelling is very promising but there are several challenges that need to be addressed to fully benefit from these methodologies. This paper presents the discussions held during a conference session on this issue. The solutions proposed facilitate the combination of energy system modelling frameworks and environmental and social assessments aimed at developing comprehensive prospective studies and feeding information to decision making processes for energy transition toward a low-carbon economy.

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