 The European Union challenge: integration of energy, climate, and economic policyPeter Lund Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 2012, vol. 1, issue 1, 60-68 Abstract: The European Union (EU), the largest economy in the world, has binding sustainable energy and climate goals for the year 2020. The EU has recently presented a vision of a low‐carbon Europe in 2050, which requires the cutting of carbon emissions by over 80%. This will necessitate increased technology development and market deployment efforts in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean energy. In addition, such plans need to pay attention to the uneven financial capabilities of the 27 EU member states to undertake such ambitious climate measures. To reach acceptable levels of carbon emissions on a global scale, compensating for economic asymmetries worldwide may require a considerably higher input from Europe as well. The co‐benefits of a proactive European climate policy may be considerable, in particular for economic growth. Achieving these benefits will require greater integration of energy and climate and economic policy, which could form the basis of a green economy in Europe. This article is categorized under: Energy and Climate > Economics and Policy Energy Policy and Planning > Economics and Policy Date: 2012 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:wireae:v:1:y:2012:i:1:p:60-68 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment is currently edited by Peter Lund and John Byrne More articles in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment from Wiley Blackwell |
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