%A Le Den, Xavier %A Riviere, Miguel %A Lessmann, Franziska %A Nesbit, Martin %A Paquel, Kamila %A Illes, Andrea %D 2017 %T Ex-post Evaluation of ERDF and CF Support to Energy Efficiency Interventions %! Ex-post Evaluation of ERDF and CF Support to Energy Efficiency Interventions %X <p>This paper presents the findings of the <italic>ex-post</italic> evaluation of EU Cohesion Policy support to energy efficiency investment in public and residential buildings financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund during the 2007-2013 programming period. The programming period was largely a learning experience for both managing authorities and the European Commission when it came to energy efficiency interventions in public and residential buildings. The evaluation revealed that the quality of the interventions varied substantially across programmes, with a significant number of managing authorities providing an unclear rationale for the intervention and a weak link to the type of intervention supported, financing instruments used and indicators chosen. Accordingly, target setting and actual achievements of the interventions also varied substantially across programmes. Traceability and comparability of achievements across programmes was therefore limited. Nevertheless, the evaluators were able to derive a number of interesting findings and policy implications for the 2014-2020 funding period. Among them were the need to improve the quality of the monitoring systems, improve intervention design (clearer formulation of the rationale for support, clearer link from rationale to instruments and selection criteria), diversify the type of interventions supported and instruments used (i.e. to not only make use of grants for investments in building renovations), make more extensive use of energy efficiency audits (in order to better be able to measure progress) and ensure good inter-agency communication and peer-learning.</p> %U %0 Journal Article %J European Structural and Investment Funds Journal %V 5 %N 2