The Policy of Renewable Energy Sources in the Function of the Environmental Protection in the EU

Đorđević Dejan Ž. () and Veselinović Milan
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Đorđević Dejan Ž.: University of Niš, Faculty of Economics
Veselinović Milan: Higher economic school of professional studies Peć, Leposavić, Serbia

Economic Themes, 2015, vol. 53, issue 3, 344-353

Abstract: The policy of renewable energy sources has gained more importance over recent years. The European Union is facing serious challenges regarding greenhouse gas emissions and energy sustainability, followed by the supply security, import dependence and competitiveness as well as the effective implementation of the internal energy market. The energy policy of the European Union is the most effective response to the new situation the member states of the European Union are facing. The EU energy policy aims to cause a new industrial revolution and the growth of the economic energy efficiency with low emissions of carbon dioxide. In order to achieve this, targets have been set for the future. Among them is the increase in the share of production and consumption of renewable energy in the total energy balance.

Keywords: renewable energy sources; energy policy of the EU; environmental protection; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/ethemes-2015-0020

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