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A Composite Index for Tracking the Evolution towards Energy Transition at Urban Scale: The Turin Case Study

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  • Eleonora Desogus

    (Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
    Energy Security Transition (EST) Lab@energycenter, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy)

  • Ettore Bompard

    (Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
    Energy Security Transition (EST) Lab@energycenter, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy)

  • Daniele Grosso

    (Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
    Energy Security Transition (EST) Lab@energycenter, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy)

Abstract

Cities play a pivotal role in achieving worldwide carbon neutrality due to their significant contribution to global energy consumption and carbon emissions. Therefore, planning effective strategies and guiding evidence-based policymaking at the city scale becomes even more crucial. Composite indices serve as a valuable tool for monitoring urban energy transition trends. This paper aims to present a novel approach, robust and flexible even under conditions of data scarcity, for tracking the energy transition trend of a city by means of a composite index (UETI). The Turin case study is introduced to test the applicability of the proposed approach. Additionally, to demonstrate the robustness of the composite index framework, the paper includes the findings of correlation and sensitivity analyses. This study reveals a significant improvement in Turin’s environmental and energy domains, while the socio-economic domain shows more modest improvement. Furthermore, the study highlights the need to address the shortage of urban data to enhance the accuracy and reliability of metric-based frameworks and to extend the assessment to a larger sample of cities.

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  • Eleonora Desogus & Ettore Bompard & Daniele Grosso, 2024. "A Composite Index for Tracking the Evolution towards Energy Transition at Urban Scale: The Turin Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-20, March.
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