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This report synthesises data from a range of sources to estimate the size of subsidies to the energy sector in the 15 pre-2004 Member States of the European Union. It finds that the level of subsidies to fossil fuels remains high despite their environmental impacts, while support for renewable...
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Since climate change has become an important subject on the international agenda, CO2-neutral energy sources are becoming increasingly popular as well. Among the companies that have benefited from this development is the Danish wind turbine manufacturing company, Vestas. Over the last century,...
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Iberdrola S.A. is a Spanish-based company with headquarters in Bilbao. It is one of the world's leading private energy utilities and its core business is related to the generation, transmission, distribution and sales of electricity. The companyu0092s home markets are naturally situated in...
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the Baltic countries were driven by different factors. Initially the process … of privatisation and low labour costs attracted investment into public utilities and manufacturing. Later, taking … the new millennium, the bulk of foreign investment was channelled to financial services. In line with FDI literature, the …
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on market liberalisation and new investment in power generation and transmission infrastructure, with insufficient …
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Increasing the use of renewable energies offers significant opportunities for Europe to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and secure its energy supply. However, the substantial rise in the use of biomass from agriculture, forestry and waste for producing energy might put additional pressure on...
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Energy gives personal comfort and mobility to people. However, it also places considerable pressures on the environment, such as emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants. EU policy thus aims at integrating environmental requirements within the energy sector. This report measures the...
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The latest projections from pre-2004 EU Member States (EU-15) show that greenhouse gas emissions could be brought down to 8.0 % below 1990 levels by 2010. If all existing and planned domestic policy measures are implemented and Kyoto mechanisms as well as carbon sinks are used, the EU-15 will...
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