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Greener standards, cleaner production? Empirical evidence from ISO 14001 adoption 更环保的标准，更清洁的生产？采用ISO 14001的经验证据

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10400-7

Rodrigo Cestau-Oyhantçabal, Pablo Arocena

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The role of personal moral obligation and policy and social propaganda on the pro-environmental intentions and behaviors of Jordanian households: An extension of the theory of planned behaior 个人道德义务、政策和社会宣传对约旦家庭亲环境意图和行为的作用：计划行为理论的延伸

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-28 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10380-8

Safaa Alwedyan, Hind Sarayrah, Rawan AbuAwad

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Frontier analysis of eco-efficiency gaps: Evidence from European countries 生态效率差距的前沿分析：来自欧洲国家的证据

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10394-2

Golnaz Amjadi, Charles-Henri DiMaria

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Design and development of a net-zero-energy residential building in Ahmedabad, India through application of grasshopper-optimization- algorithm and energy-simulation tools 通过应用蚱蜢优化算法和能源模拟工具，设计和开发印度艾哈迈达巴德的净零能耗住宅建筑

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-26 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10398-y

Debasis Sarkar, Arpit Solanki

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Correction to: Behavioral barriers to the use of renewable and energy-efficient technologies in residential buildings in Iran 更正：伊朗住宅建筑中使用可再生能源和节能技术的行为障碍

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10383-5

Mohammad Kazemi

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Towards 2030 and beyond: assessing future energy efficiency policies and trends using ODEX methodology 面向2030年及以后：使用ODEX方法评估未来能源效率政策和趋势

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10399-x

Matevž Pušnik, Matjaž Česen, Jean-Sébastien Broc, Vesna Bukarica, Jiří Karásek, Wolfgang Eichhammer

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Evaluating co-benefits of energy efficiency policy measures: a holistic framework with case studies from Germany 评估能源效率政策措施的共同效益：德国案例研究的整体框架

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-22 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10397-z

Frederic Berger, Iska Brunzema, Swaroop Rao, Florin Vondung, Peter Hachenberger, Barbara Schlomann

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Barriers to the adoption of passive heating and cooling systems in residential building design: case study of Iran 在住宅建筑设计中采用被动式供暖和制冷系统的障碍：伊朗案例研究

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10393-3

Mohammad Kazemi, Aliyeh Kazemi

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Staircase configurations of two-story single-family houses in Mediterranean climate: impact of stack effect on cooling loads and natural ventilation 地中海气候条件下两层独户住宅楼梯配置：烟囱效应对冷负荷和自然通风的影响

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-17 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10395-1

Constantinos Vassiliades, Fanourios Kourougianni, Andreas Olympios, George E. Georghiou

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Scope, scale and strategy: Insights from the evaluation of company specific decarbonization plans 范围、规模和策略：来自公司具体脱碳计划评估的见解

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Energy Efficiency Pub Date : 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1007/s12053-025-10384-4

Alexandra Löwenstein, Peter Radgen, Sylvie Ludig, Christian Nissen

{"title":"Scope, scale and strategy: Insights from the evaluation of company specific decarbonization plans","authors":"Alexandra Löwenstein, Peter Radgen, Sylvie Ludig, Christian Nissen","doi":"10.1007/s12053-025-10384-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12053-025-10384-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents the first scientific analysis of Germany’s Module 5 funding program, which supports companies in developing strategic decarbonization plans for individual or multiple sites in Germany. Introduced in 2021 as part of the federal funding scheme “Energy and Resource Efficiency in the Economy,” Module 5 focuses exclusively on planning rather than technical implementation. It supports the development of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction pathways aligned with the GHG Protocol, covering Scope 1 (direct emissions), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy), and optionally Scope 3 (value chain emissions). The analysis builds on data from 175 transformation plans evaluated in 2024 as part of an official program review commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). While the dataset and basic evaluation originate from that review, the aggregation, interpretation, and reassessment presented here were conducted independently by the authors. Findings confirm that most companies met or exceeded the program’s requirement to demonstrate a 40% reduction potential in Scope 1 and/or Scope 2 emissions over ten years, largely through photovoltaic installations, renewable electricity procurement, and process optimization. Scope 3 was addressed in approximately 35% of the plans but contributed little to overall reductions. Some companies included broader Scope 3 categories beyond travel or energy procurement, though methodological consistency varied. This study offers new insights into the evaluation of planning-based climate policy instruments. It highlights methodological limitations due to the absence of implementation tracking and provides policy recommendations regarding SME inclusion, Scope 3 integration, and ex-post verification mechanisms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":537,"journal":{"name":"Energy Efficiency","volume":"18 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12053-025-10384-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145510681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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