Yu, Z, Geng, Y, He, Q et al. (4 more authors) (2021) Supportive governance for city-scale low carbon building retrofits: a case study from Shanghai. Climate Policy. ISSN 1469-3062
Abstract
There is significant potential for reducing energy use and emissions from buildings through energy efficiency retrofits. However, a number of barriers, including long payback periods and uncertainties around business models and technologies, restrict large scale implementation. A recent joint project, piloting green energy schemes and low-carbon investments in public and commercial buildings in the Changning district of Shanghai, China, indicated opportunities to break through these barriers. This study conducted a cost benefit analysis to investigate how an innovative combination of financial and non-financial supported retrofits, and could serve as a model for other urban areas. In total, 44 retrofit sub-projects were carried out and achieved energy savings of 30,217 tons of coal equivalent. The average payback period was 2.43 years, and with subsidies was further reduced to 1.79 years. The Changning Low Carbon Office played a critical role in coordinating and supporting the uptake of retrofit measures but non-economic factors continue to restrict investment by financial institutions and the implementation of retrofits on a larger scale.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Energy efficiency; cost–benefit analysis; public and commercial buildings; urban climate action; urban governance |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy No External Reference |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2021 09:38 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2022 06:29 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14693062.2021.1948383 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:176024 |