ENSU –
the Role of Energy Sufficiency
in Energy transition and society
Welcome to the homepage of the junior research group “The Role of Energy Sufficiency in Energy Transition and Society” – short EnSu.
On our website you can find information on our research and the project as well as on our publications and upcoming events.
The english version of our website is still under construction so we apologize that not all contents are available in english yet.

Policy paper: Sufficiency as a guiding principle for energy security and climate protection
In the course of the current energy crisis caused by the Russian war in Ukraine and of the continuously intensifying climate crisis, a group of scientists and NGO staff coordinated by Corinna Fischer have published a policy paper on #energysufficiency. << go to...
#betd22 Side Event: Policy Database on Energy Sufficiency
Image by june66 from Pixabay Invitation | 01.04.2022, 11:30 bis 12:30 Although sufficiency and its political...
Nearly 300 Policy Ideas for Energy Sufficiency
Sufficiency is essential for ambitious climate and energy strategies. There are plenty of policy ideas for the political...
Webinar: Launch of the Policy Database for Energy Sufficiency
Invitiation: Presentation of the Energy Sufficiency Policy Database: 16/03/2022, 11:00-12:30 The Energy Sufficiency...
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our research interest
How can energy sufficiency be defined and distinguished from other strategies?
What hinders the implementation of sufficiency policies and measures?
What characterizes successful transformation strategies which encompass energy sufficiency?
How can the effects of succiciency be described, evaluated and quantified?
Which multiple effects of energy sufficiency measures can be described (quantitatively and qualitatively)?
How can energy scenarios be developed in inter- and transdisciplinary processes?
The Ensu Team
The junior research group “The role of energy sufficiency in energy transition and society” (EnSu) will systematically include sufficiency strategies in energy system modelling and discuss the current and necessary societal frame conditions for establishing energy sufficiency strategies.