S. Bigerna – The Sustainability of Renewable Energy in Europe (2015)

Автор: S. Bigerna
Название книги: The Sustainability of Renewable Energy in Europe
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Энергетика
Страницы: 142
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Explains a new model for lowering management costs of achieving key environmental targets, with detailed comparative regional cost analyses
Considers the implications of broad energy policies on soil, water and biodiversity
This book demonstrates that the much-needed global shift in energy production and use must happen at a territorial level in order to be truly successful and sustainable. This book enables regional implementation efforts by connecting broad EU environmental policies with plans for action at the territorial level, analyzing efficient resource allocation and cost effectiveness to achieve national objectives. Each EU Member State is considered in depth, in order to identify the opportunities and challenges of this regional approach. The regional dimension of the authors’ analysis refers to the territorial level NUTS 1 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) that, starting from the administrative borders of the EU countries, divides the territory into 97 regions on the basis of major socio-economic characteristics. Because the model of the EU “green economy” is characterized typically by top-down interventions that focus exclusively on the resource productivity and investment business, its practical implementation can be de-railed. This book provides the pivotal missing piece- the detailed territorial comparative analysis necessary to obtain an optimal energy mix of renewable energy sources (RES), energy conservation and energy efficiency characteristics of each specific local context.
Contents
The EU Legal Frameworks
RES Scenario in the European Union
Policies for the development of RES in the European Union
Strategic Choices for Sustainability at EU Regional Level
EU Scenarios for a Sustainable RES Strategy