A multiple criteria decision-aid approach in defining national priorities for greenhouse gases emissions reduction in the energy sector. (English) Zbl 1011.90520

Georgopoulou, E.; Sarafidis, Y.; Mirasgedis, S.; Zaimi, S.; Lalas, D. P.

Eur. J. Oper. Res. 146, No. 1, 199-215 (2003).

Summary: The introduction of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 represents a very important step in the effort for the limitation of the emissions of greenhouse gases. The energy sector, being responsible for the large majority of emissions, represents the most crucial field for undertaking mitigation actions. A large number of potential emission reduction measures exist in this sector, characterised by different cost, applicability difficulties, environmental and social impacts. These criteria define the degree of acceptance of the various actors involved in the decision-making process. In this paper, the possibilities offered by a multicriteria method – namely ELECTRE Tri – are investigated through its application in the case study of Greece, in order to define national priorities for a National Action Plan for GHG mitigation in the energy sector and to formulate a relevant time-schedule for actions’ implementation.

MSC:

90B50

Management decision making, including multiple objectives

Keywords:

energy; climate change; multiple criteria analysis; ELECTRE Tri

Software:

M-MACBETH

References:

[2]	Bana e. Costa, C. A.; Vansnick, J. C., MACBETH - An interactive path towards the construction of cardinal value functions, International Transactions in Operational Research, 1, 4 (1994) · Zbl 0857.90004
[8]	Georgopoulou, E.; Sarafidis, Y.; Diakoulaki, D., Design and implementation of a Group DSS for sustaining renewable energies exploitation, European Journal of Operational Research, 109 (1998) · Zbl 0937.90041
[12]	Mavrotas, G.; Diakoulaki, D.; Assimacopoulos, D., Energy planning and trade-offs between environmental and economic criteria, (Paruccini, M., Applying Multiple Criteria Aid for Decision to Environmental Management (1994), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht, The Netherlands) · Zbl 0943.90063
[15]	Mirasgedis, S.; Diakoulaki, D., Multiple criteria analysis vs. externalities assessment for the comparative evaluation of eletcricity generation systems, European Journal of Operational Research, 102 (1997) · Zbl 0955.90041
[18]	Mousseau, V.; Slowinski, R., Inferring an ELECTRE TRI model from assignment examples, Journal of Global Optimization, 12, 157-174 (1998) · Zbl 0904.90093
[21]	Rousseau, A.; Martel, J. M., Environmental assessment of an electric transmission line project: A MCDA method, (Paruccini, M., Applying Multiple Criteria Aid for Decision to Environmental Management (1993), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht, The Netherlands)
[24]	Zopounidis, C.; Dimitras, A. I., Multicriteria Decision Aid Methods for the Prediction of Business Failure (1998), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht, The Netherlands · Zbl 0937.90036