HERON project national workshop: Enhancing energy efficiency scenarios in Estonia

The document details a workshop organized by the Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre as part of the HERON project. It outlines proposed energy efficiency (EE) scenarios for Estonia's buildings and transport sectors, contrasting them with business-as-usual (BAU) paths. Expert panel discussions concluded that the proposed renovation rates for buildings are overly ambitious due to funding and skill shortages, while transport goals require better integration of modes and increased local government authority over cycling and public transport infrastructure.

• The HERON project's energy efficiency scenario for buildings proposes a 40% increase in the total floor area of single-family buildings and a 58% increase for multi-family buildings by 2030, alongside a 2.5-fold decrease in electricity usage for lighting.
• Proposed transport sector measures to improve efficiency include increasing the rail share from 3% to 5%, implementing a distance-based HGV charging system to reduce ton-km by 3% from 2020, and achieving a 12% reduction in car use in major urban areas through parking management.
• Expert panelists judged the HERON renovation targets as unrealistic, suggesting Estonia would likely only achieve 20-30% of the proposed rate by 2030 because of a lack of skilled engineering companies and insufficient government financial support for housing societies.
• Experts argued that achieving 2030 transport targets requires the government to take the lead in promoting sustainable public transport and non-motorized traffic, specifically by granting local governments more responsibility for investing in public transport and cycling roads.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). HERON project national workshop: Enhancing energy efficiency scenarios in Estonia. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/heron-summary-of-the-national-workshop-23-03-2017-seit-doc.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. HERON project national workshop: Enhancing energy efficiency scenarios in Estonia. 2017. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/heron-summary-of-the-national-workshop-23-03-2017-seit-doc.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=HERON project national workshop: Enhancing energy efficiency scenarios in Estonia |date=23 March 2017 |url=https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/heron-summary-of-the-national-workshop-23-03-2017-seit-doc.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017heron, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{HERON project national workshop: Enhancing energy efficiency scenarios in Estonia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/heron-summary-of-the-national-workshop-23-03-2017-seit-doc.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }