Review of indicators for sustainable energy development

It is best to ask: Designing a stakeholder-centric approach to selecting sustainable energy development indicators

“…The importance of international collaboration and financial support of clean and renewable energy, particularly in developing countries, is highlighted by one of SDG 7's sub-goals [2]. For SED to be realized, current consumption patterns need to change and become more sustainable through, for instance, increased energy efficiency and raised awareness of the negative impacts of energy production and consumption [11]. In recent years, global primary energy intensity has fallen to about 5.0 MJ/USD in 2017, indicating improved energy efficiency [18].…”

“…Numerous efforts have been made to develop indicators that measure one or more aspects of SED [1,11]. Many of these have been criticized for limitations, such as lack of transparency and presenting an imbalanced picture of SED [6,11].…”

“…Numerous efforts have been made to develop indicators that measure one or more aspects of SED [1,11]. Many of these have been criticized for limitations, such as lack of transparency and presenting an imbalanced picture of SED [6,11]. Some have argued that a context-specific set of indicators for SED, reflecting the relevant challenges and national priorities, is necessary for it to be useful to decision-making and policy development [3,6,11].…”

“…Many of these have been criticized for limitations, such as lack of transparency and presenting an imbalanced picture of SED [6,11]. Some have argued that a context-specific set of indicators for SED, reflecting the relevant challenges and national priorities, is necessary for it to be useful to decision-making and policy development [3,6,11]. Therefore, stakeholder engagement can be beneficial during indicator development to capture what a sustainability concept, such as SED, involves within a particular setting [8].…”

“…Decision-makers have started to recognize the weight of stakeholder engagement and public participation for effective decision making and to increase public acceptance [12]. Nevertheless, it is not common practice to formally engage stakeholders during indicator development [11].…”