The European dimension of Germany's energy transition opportunities and conflicts /
This book addresses the interactions between Germany's energy transition and the EU's energy policy framework. It seeks to analyze the manifold connections between the prospects of the proclaimed "Energy Union" and the future of Germany's energy transition, and identifies re...
| Other Authors: | Gawel, Erik., SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Contents; Towards a European Energy Transition? A Review of Current Policy Challenges and Scientific Debates; 1 Character and Organization of the Book; 1.1 Part I: The European Climate and Energy Policy Framework; 1.2 Part II: Unilateralism or Cooperation and Convergence?; 1.3 Part III: Is There a Dark Side to Germanyś Energy Transition?; 1.4 Part IV: The Energy Policy Mix from a Political Economy Perspective; 1.5 Part V: The Spatial Dimension of the Energy Transition; 1.6 Part VI: The Energy Transition Beyond the Electricity Sector; References.
- Part I: The European Climate and Energy Policy FrameworkEU Climate and Energy Policy Beyond 2020: Are Additional Targets and Instruments for Renewables Economically Reasonable?; 1 Introduction; 2 Benefits of Additional RES Targets and Instruments: An Overview; 3 First-Best Setting: Additional Technology Market Failures; 4 Second-Best Setting; 4.1 Imperfect Internalization of the GHG Externality; 4.2 Imperfect Internalization of Other Externalities; 4.3 Direct Subsidies to Fossil and Nuclear Fuels; 5 Objectives Beyond Allocative Efficiency; 6 Conclusion; References.
- EU Climate and Energy Policy Beyond 2020: Is a Single Target for GHG Reduction Sufficient?1 Introduction; 1.1 Theoretical Background; 1.2 EU Policy; 1.3 Structure of This Chapter; 2 Quantitative Analysis; 2.1 Model Characteristics; 2.1.1 The E3ME Model; 2.1.2 The FTT Family of Models; 2.2 Scenarios; 2.2.1 Baseline Scenario; 2.2.2 Common Basic Scenario Assumptions and Input Variables; 2.2.3 Policy Scenarios; 2.3 Model Results; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Results for CO2 Emissions; 2.3.3 Results for GDP; 2.3.4 Other Economic Impacts; 3 Discussion; 4 Conclusions; References.
- Assessment of Policy Pathways for Reaching the EU Target of (At Least) 27% Renewable Energies by 20301 Introduction; 2 Policy Context: The European Commissionś C̀̀lean Energy for All Europeans Ṕ́ackage; 2.1 The ECś Proposal for a Framework for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources; 2.2 The ECś Proposal for a Regulation of the Governance of the Union; 2.3 The ECś Proposal for a Regulation and Directive on the Internal Market for Electricity; 3 Method of Approach.
- 3.1 Identification and Qualitative Pre-Assessment of Pathways Towards Convergence of Member States Ŕenewable Electricity Poli ... 3.2 Model-Based Quantitative Analysis of RE Developments up to 2030; 3.2.1 Applied Modelling System; 3.2.2 Key Parameters; 4 Results of the RE Policy Pathway Analysis; 4.1 Assessed Policy Pathways and Qualitative Pre-Assessment; 4.1.1 Overview on Assessed Renewable Electricity Policy Pathways; 4.1.2 Conclusions from the Qualitative Pre-Assessment; 4.2 Results from the Model-Based Assessment; 4.2.1 Key Results on Future RE Deployment.