TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy saving in a hurry
T2 - A research agenda and guidelines to study European responses to the 2022–2023 energy crisis
AU - Parag, Yael
AU - Fawcett, Tina
AU - Hampton, Sam
AU - Eyre, Nick
N1 - Yael Parag reports financial support was provided by Israel Science
Foundation. Tina Fawcett, Nick Eyre and Sam Hampton report financial
support was provided by Innovate UK and by the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council. The corresponding author, Yael
Parag, is on the editorial board of the journal ERSS
Data availability
No data was used for the research described in the article
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - This winter exceptionally high energy prices are forcing many householders and businesses in Europe to change the way they use energy. It is important to learn how their energy use changes over a short period of time, the effects of government actions, which policies work and which fail, and what trade-offs emerge. The digital society offers unique opportunities to collect quantitative and qualitative data and to learn about these changes while they happen. However, researchers are not used to planning and executing rapid research. We propose a research agenda and some guidelines and thoughts on practical aspects of executing research in a hurry. The frequency of energy shortages due to extreme weather events is likely to increase. Therefore, lessons from good research on coping strategies, and on the economic, social, and environmental implications of this are vital for better policymaking. As researchers, we should try to follow Winston Churchill's advice ‘never to waste a good crisis’.
AB - This winter exceptionally high energy prices are forcing many householders and businesses in Europe to change the way they use energy. It is important to learn how their energy use changes over a short period of time, the effects of government actions, which policies work and which fail, and what trade-offs emerge. The digital society offers unique opportunities to collect quantitative and qualitative data and to learn about these changes while they happen. However, researchers are not used to planning and executing rapid research. We propose a research agenda and some guidelines and thoughts on practical aspects of executing research in a hurry. The frequency of energy shortages due to extreme weather events is likely to increase. Therefore, lessons from good research on coping strategies, and on the economic, social, and environmental implications of this are vital for better policymaking. As researchers, we should try to follow Winston Churchill's advice ‘never to waste a good crisis’.
KW - Energy emergency
KW - Energy research
KW - Energy saving
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148575641&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.erss.2023.102999
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2023.102999
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85148575641
SN - 2214-6296
VL - 97
JO - Energy Research and Social Science
JF - Energy Research and Social Science
M1 - 102999
ER -
