This book analyzes the effects of power generated by renewable energy sources, renewable energy production technologies, energy efficiency, and market regulation of carbon emissions. It elaborates on how these parameters have direct and indirect effects on carbon emission reduction, such as the...

This book presents selected articles that discuss important issues related to entrepreneurship in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as contributions from authors whose countries have a tradition on entrepreneurship support, such as Italy and the UK. The articles were presented and...

Der Autor zeigt Strukturveränderungen internationaler Forschungs- und Entwicklungsaktivitäten (F&E) innerhalb der globalen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnischen Industrie (IKT) auf und untersucht die Schwerpunktverlagerung technologischer Kompetenzen in die BRIC-Staaten. Er analysiert...

Taking eleven countries in Europe, Canada, South Africa, America, Latin America and Australia, this book discusses recurring barriers to cluster development in the renewable energy sector. The authors look at the real-world dynamics and tensions between stakeholders on the ground, with a...

Consumer (co-)ownership in renewable energy (RE) is essential to the overall success of Energy Transition. In June 2018, the European Union agreed on a corresponding enabling framework as part of a recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). The transposition of these comprehensive rules...

This book seeks to answer the questions: how do the rules of international treaties on trade and investment apply to the new laws and policies relating to energy-related trade, and do the rules of the multilateral system contribute to or detract from sustainable development? An emerging set of...

This book explores the role of governments and international financial institutions (IFIs) in mitigating the perceived risks in green infrastructure markets of emerging and developing countries. Although green infrastructure is designed to enhance a country’s wealth, the author sheds light on...

“A timely and important volume covering the most pressing topics of China’s electricity sector. It is a useful handbook for researchers, policymakers, businessmen, students and anyone interested in the world’s largest energy market.” -Xinye Zheng, Professor of Energy Economics, Renmin...