Barriers and enablers to the adoption of buildings and energy efficiency initiatives in Greater Victoria

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2024

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Masemann, Charlotte
Krawchenko, Tamara
Rhodes, Ekaterina

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IESVic Energy Briefs

Abstract

Key messages: - Focus group participants identify funding from provincial and federal governments as adequate and as enabling alongside staffing interactions. - Staffing resources, the legislative, regulatory and political environment alongside governance and information and data management were identified as both barriers and enables. - Political will and information exchange enable existing climate action, but municipalities lack of autonomy over the most effective policy instruments.

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Masemann, C., Krawchenko, T., Rhodes, E. (2024), Barriers and enablers to the adoption of buildings and en-ergy efficiency initiatives in Greater Victoria, IESVic Energy Briefs, No. 1.