Tóm tắt

Sustainable energy development has become an international policy objective and an integral part of sustainablerndevelopment. It is necessary to develop a robust and comprehensive set of indicators to monitor progress towardsrnsustainable energy development. This analysis aimed to assess established indicator sets for sustainable energyrndevelopment. The characteristics of a comprehensive and robust indicator set were identified to enable such anrnassessment and used as a basis for six assessment criteria; transparency of indicator selection and indicatorrnapplication, conceptual framework, representative, linkages, and stakeholder engagement. A total of 57 indicatorrnsets were found that monitor progress towards sustainable energy development or some aspects of it. All but onernof these indicator sets were found to be lacking in some aspect, especially regarding a lack of transparency andrnconsideration of linkages between indicators, presentation of an imbalanced picture, and no involvement ofrnstakeholders during indicator development. The only indicator set that met all criteria were Energy Indicators forrnSustainable Development developed jointly by multiple international agencies. Nonetheless, several flaws in thisrnset were identified. The Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development could be considered as an initial basket ofrnindicators for further refinement in the context where they will be applied to ensure their policy relevance andrnusefulness. The refinement process would benefit from more stakeholder input to take into account the specificrncontext and make sure that there is a balance in the representation of the three dimensions of sustainablerndevelopment.