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Green electricity certificates: A supplement to the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto protocol
Nielsen, Lene; Jeppesen, Tim - 1999
With the liberalisation of the European electricity market, new instruments are searched for in order to co-ordinate climate change initiatives with competition. This paper analyses the potential of a system of green electricity certificates to regulate the introduction of renewable energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608513
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The Future of Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean. Translating Potential into Reality
Tagliapietra, Simone - 2015
This study seeks to provide a clear and comprehensive overview on the various aspects related to the current status and the future prospects of renewable energy (namely solar and wind) in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMCs). In order to do so, the study will first provide a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307277
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European power struggles: Can EU's decarbonisation agenda break the state-company axis in the power sector?
Sattich, Thomas; Ydersbond, Inga; Scholten, Daniel - 2015
Europe's power system is still marked by a distinct national component, and despite some regions with strongly … reshuffling of allocation of power generation capacity in Europe. As with any fundamental policy change, decarbonisation of the … on the good-will of neighbouring countries. Europe is hence confronted with a "catch-22": On the one hand, policy makers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307297
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An Integrated Assessment of Super & Smart Grids
Ricci, Elena Claire - 2013
USA, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, respectively, with respect to corresponding scenarios without the grid innovation via …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328672
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Energy and Environmental Issues and Policy in China
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2013
China’s rampant environmental pollution problems and rising greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting climate change are undermining its long-term economic growth. China, from its own perspective cannot afford to and, from an international perspective, is not meant to continue on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328706
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Willingness to Pay for Solar Panels and Smart Grids
Durmaz, Tunç; Pommeret, Aude; Ridley, Ian - 2017
It is expected that the renewable share of energy generation will rise considerably in the near future. The intermittent and uncertain nature of renewable energy (RE) calls for storage and grid management technologies that can allow for increased power system flexibility. To assist policy makers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011662434
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Assessing China's energy conservation and carbon intensity: how will the future differ from the past?
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010
As an important step towards building a 'harmonious society' through 'scientific development', China has incorporated for the first time in its five-year economic plan an energy input indicator as a constraint. While it achieved a quadrupling of its GDP while cutting its energy intensity by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272407
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In what format and under what timeframe would China take on climate commitments? A roadmap to 2050
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010
In what format and under what timeframe China would take on climate commitments is of significant relevance to China because it is facing great pressure both inside and outside international climate negotiations to exhibit greater ambition and is being confronted with the threats of trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272449
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China in the transition to a low-carbon economy
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2010
China, from its own perspective cannot afford to, and from an international perspective, is not allowed to continue on the conventional path of encouraging economic growth at the expense of the environment. The country needs to transform its economy to effectively address concern about a range...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272510
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Is it fair to treat China as a christmas tree to hang everybody's complaints? Putting its own energy saving into perspective
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2009
China had been the world's second largest carbon emitter for years. However, recent studies show that China had overtaken the US as the world's largest emitter in 2007. This has put China on the spotlight, just at a time when the world community starts negotiating a post-Kyoto climate regime...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279406