TY - CHAP U1 - Konferenzveröffentlichung A1 - Lechtenböhmer, Stefan A1 - Samadi, Sascha ED - Lindström, Therese T1 - The double challenge : limiting electricity demand growth while pushing forward electrification of energy demand ; lessons from recent low-carbon roadmaps and scenarios for the EU N2 - Several low-carbon energy roadmaps and scenarios have recently been published by the European Commission and the International Energy Agency (IEA) as well as by various stakeholders such as Eurelectric, ECF and Greenpeace. Discussions of these studies mainly focus on technology options available on the electricity supply side and mostly omit the significant challenges that all of the scenarios impose on the energy demand side. A comparison of 5 decarbonisation scenarios from 4 of the most relevant recent scenario studies for the EU shows that all of them imply significant efficiency improvements in traditional appliances, usually well above levels historically observed over longer periods of time. At the same time they assume substantial electrification of transportation and heating. The scenarios suggest that both of these challenges need to be tackled successfully for decarbonising the energy system. With shares of renewable electricity reaching at least 60 % of supply in 2050 in almost all of the decarbonisation scenarios, the adaptation of demand to variable supply becomes increasingly important. This aspect of demand side management should therefore be part of any policy mix aiming for a low-carbon power system. Based on a quantitative analysis of 5 decarbonisation scenarios and a comparison with historical evidence we derive the (implicit) new challenges posed by the current low-carbon roadmaps and develop recommendations for energy policy on the electricity demand side. T2 - Rethink, renew, restart : ECEEE 2013 summer study ; 3-8 June 2013, Belambra Les Criques, Toulon/Hyères, France ; proceedings Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-49076 UN - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-49076 SP - 59 EP - 69 PB - Europ. Council for an Energy Efficient Economy CY - Stockholm PB - Europ. Council for an Energy Efficient Economy CY - Stockholm ER -