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Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require a significant reduction in electricity sector emissions, with around half of these coming from systems that currently have liberalised electricity markets. In order to support a rapid decarbonisation of power systems, the design of these markets...
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Electric power in OECD countries is mostly produced by large central generating stations, then transmitted along high voltage lines to local distribution systems that carry it to final consumers. Distributed generation plants are different. They produce power on an electricity consumer’s own...
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Responding to a Gleneagles G8 Summit request, this book shows how changes in energy efficiency, economic structure, income, prices and fuel mix have affected recent trends in energy use and CO2 emissions in IEA countries. The results are a “wake-up call” for us all. Since 1990, the rate of...
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experiences. The “Energiewende” continues to be the defining feature of Germany’s energy policy landscape. In place for nearly a … of renewables. Yet despite progress on lowering overall emissions, Germany is struggling to meet its near-term emissions … in the right direction. In its energy transition so far, Germany has maintained a high degree of oil, natural gas and …
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Since the IEA last reviewed Germany’s energy policies in 2007, the country has taken two fundamental policy decisions … accident in March 2011, Germany decided to accelerate the phase-out of nuclear power by 2022 starting with the immediate … will come from renewable energy sources; Germany must continue to develop cost-effective market-based approaches which will …
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An in-depth look at the energy challenges facing Germany, this book addresses such issues as the phasing out of nuclear …
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The International Energy Agency's 2002 review of Germany's energy policies and programmes. This edition finds that … Germany is pursuing several ambitious objectives in its energy policy, notably cutting greenhouse gas emissions and fully …
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