Educational and Scientific Laboratory of Economic Theory and Bioeconomy of the NULES of Ukraine joined the webinar " The Spanish ESCO market – Trends and Barriers"

   The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (Copenhagen Centre) is dedicated to accelerating the uptake of energy efficiency policies and programmes on a global scale. In the context of the United Nations Secretary General’s Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) initiative, the Copenhagen Centre is the thematic hub for energy efficiency with the prime responsibility to support action towards the SEforALL energy efficiency target of doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030. The Copenhagen Centre is institutionally part of the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.

   Although ESCOs are not yet a prominent implementation modality for energy efficiency in Europe, ESCOs are experiencing a growing market for their services in Spain. As such, Spain may be blazing the trail for other markets in Europe, where ESCOs are yet to establish a strong foothold. Carlos Ballesteros, the CEO of the Spanish ESCO association, ANESE, and recently also a member of the Advisory Board of the Global ESCO Network, shares insights on the trends in the Spanish ESCO market as well as on the barriers that still exist for the rapid growth of a sector that is increasingly recognised as the prime short-term answer to growing GHG emissions and, not least, increasing focus on energy security, particularly in Europe. Energy efficiency is the one resource that all counties have in abundance, and ESCOs are the means to unlock it.
   On Septembr 9, the event was attended by representatives of the Educational and Scientific Laboratory of Economic Theory and Bioeconomy of the NULES of Ukraine.

Inna GUSHCHA,
Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economic Theory