Industrial decarbonisation is a central challenge in achieving global climate targets, particularly due to the sector's heavy reliance on fossil-based heat generation. As efforts to transition toward electrified and low-carbon heating technologies intensify, it becomes essential to assess their...

The German Heating and Housing Panel is an annual series of surveys on the heating transition with around 15,000 participating households in Germany. The survey, carried out as part of the Kopernikus project Ariadne (see https://ariadneprojekt.de/en/) funded by the Federal Ministry of Education...

We leverage quasi-experimental variation to study how group size influences free-riding behavior within a high-expense environment. When buildings lack apartment-specific heat meters, tenants use simple heuristics to split a common bill. We estimate that the staggered rollout of a corrective...

This paper provides an analysis of water heating within South Africa's residential energy demand. Using MAED, this work models four scenarios to examine the impact of varying degrees of governmental intervention and policy implementation, specifically SANS10400-XA2, on water heating energy...

This study demonstrates that heat disproportionately impairs human capital accumulation among low-performing students compared with their high-performing peers, using nationwide examination data from 22 million students in Japan. Given the strong correlation between academic performance and...

This paper examines how prolonged exposure to heat affects the labor force's ability to work in the short and long run. Linking administrative public health insurance records for one-third of the German working-age population to the quasi-experimental occurrence of heat waves, we provide the...

This study examines how extreme heat affects workplace accidents in Italy’s various economic sectors. Using granular data by sector, day, and province (NUTS-3) for 2018-2024, we evaluate the contribution of occupational exposure as a source of diverse effects at the sector level. Our findings...

Deep renovation, is seen as crucial in dealing with energy security and meeting climate targets, especially in post-Soviet countries with notoriously energy-inefficient residential housing stock. One critical question is whether these retrofits can achieve the energy savings promised by the...

This study investigates factors influencing household cooling choices in Central Asia, focusing on air-conditioning and fans/sunscreen films. Using data from the 2023 "Household Access to Energy in the Fergana Valley" survey in the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, the analysis...

Das Wärme- und Wohnen-Panel ist eine jährliche Befragungsreihe zur Wärmewende mit rund 15.000 teilnehmenden Haushalten in Deutschland. Die Befragung, die im Rahmen des vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderten Kopernikus-Projekts Ariadne (siehe...

Das Wärme- und Wohnen-Panel ist eine sich jährlich wiederholende Erhebungsreihe zum Thema Wärmewende mit rund 15.000 teilnehmenden Haushalten in Deutschland. Die im Zuge des vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderten Kopernikus-Projekts Ariadne (siehe...

The recent energy crisis in Europe has underlined the importance of a fast replacement of fossil fuels like natural gas by green energy carriers. Great hopes for quick decarbonisation mostly rest on two technologies, hypothesized to form a "perfect match": Combined heat and power (CHP)...

Heat's impact on economic growth and aggregate productivity is well-established, but while individual impairments are well-understood as mechanisms, the role of interpersonal dynamics remain unexplored despite the growing prevalence of team-based occupations. In our experiment, programmers were...

We utilize region-day variation in actual vs. forecasted weather conditions (i.e. forecasting errors) to comprehensively investigate the effects of the first heat-health warning system in Japan. We find that heat alerts led to a 17% increase in heat stroke counts. An analysis of mechanisms...

The transition to a renewable heating system poses extraordinary policy challenges to societies in Europe and beyond. Many buildings are heated decentrally, which makes broad public acceptance essential. As governments may be held responsible for perceived policy impacts on individuals,...

Numerous measures have been taken in recent years to achieve climate protection targets in Germany’s building sector. With the newly established Ariadne German Heating and Housing Panel (GHHP), the prerequisite for a well-founded evaluation of the effectiveness, distribution effects, and...

Urban manufacturing is increasingly discussed as a contributor to sustainable urban development, particularly through its potential to supply industrial waste heat for district heating networks (DHN). This paper examines whether urban manufacturing in Germany can provide a meaningful source of...

This paper analyses the impact of carbon pricing on residential heating affordability using a theoretical household model with endogenous choice of a renewable heating technology. We compare two compensation policies: a renewable heating subsidy and a lump-sum transfer. The subsidy is the most...

This paper analyzes decarbonization strategies for district heating and their carbon footprint based on two separate literature reviews. The first review evaluates 90 studies to identify and classify decarbonization strategies along the district heating supply chain using the Avoid-Shift-Improve...

Existing energy security index (ESI) studies focus on individual countries, with indicators chosen according to the specifics of the country or the region. This study assesses the ESI for district heating (DH) in Latvia through a composite index methodology. The index consists of 10 indicators,...

In 2024, the heating energy demand of households in Germany remained at a similar level as in 2023. Thus, the heating energy savings achieved during the energy crisis were maintained, as data from real estate service provider ista SE show. Compared to 2023, CO₂ emissions fell by three percent...

The Swiss energy system is facing a paradigm shift as it strives to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, as well as phase out nuclear electricity production. This entails significant changes in the country's energy landscape, including increased adoption of renewable energy technologies in...

Aim/purpose - Energy is traditionally produced using fossil fuels as raw materials, which impacts the environment negatively. Due to the scarcity of fossil fuel supplies, rising prices of energy carriers, and global trends, consumers are turning to renewable energy sources (RES) for home...

The district heating system in Heerlen, the Netherlands makes use of an innovative approach: using mine water from a former coal mine as a geothermal heating source and for energy storage. The system is one of the first so-called 5th generation district heating and cooling (5GDHC) grids, an...

Heat pumps are crucial devices for the clean energy transition, aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050. These systems are highly efficient, using less energy than traditional boilers by extracting and upgrading ambient energy from the air, ground, or water. This energy can be used for heating,...

To decrease emissions from residential buildings, Germany employs a number of policies like re- newable energy requirements, subsidies, and CO2 prices that incentivize heating decarbonization. This paper analyses policy-driven household decision-making with regard to decentralized heating...

To tackle climate change, residential heating must become climate-neutral. Which technology cost-efficiently achieves this goal is a complex question, given the heterogeneity of buildings and existing infrastructure, as well as the uncertainty regarding future energy prices and grid fees. This...

In 2023, heating energy prices increased by substantial 31 percent compared to the previous year, following a 33 percent increase already seen in 2022. Calculations based on data from the energy service provider ista show average price increases were the highest in the German state of Rhineland-...