Renewable Energy Sources: A Chance to Combat Climate Change (Climate Change Law, Policy and Practice Series)

Clarisse Fräss-Ehrfeld

ISBN 10: 9041128700 / ISBN 13: 9789041128706

Published by Kluwer Law International, 2009

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Hardcover, xxiv + 610 pages, NOT ex-library. Very good interior: clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions/stamps, firmly bound. Boards show a few scratches, short creases to spine ends. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Everybody knows that climate change is one of the greatest threats facing the planet. The costs of failure to act are becoming unthinkable. Yet we know now that if developed countries agree to cut their collective emissions by 30% by 2020, annual economic growth would be trimmed by less than 0.2%, a small price to pay to avoid the potential long-term costs of climate change. Moreover, it is easy to appreciate the positive value of other benefits such as reduced air pollution, security of energy supply at predictable prices, and improved competitiveness through innovation. Now, for the growing number of enterprises and investors committed to combating climate change with renewable energy technologies, here is a minutely detailed analysis of the opportunities and obstacles involved in developing a coherent and effective business strategy. Beginning with an in-depth and up-to-date overview of what we know about the climate change issue, the author goes on to an extensive survey of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), both existing and under development. Both project developers and investors will find out here exactly how to: significantly reduce the main market entry barrier, high costs; exploit synergies and avoid negative spillover effects through coordinated action; draw on all available policy levers, fiscal policies, structural and financial market reforms and external action; ensure full coherence between immediate actions. The EU's medium - to longer term objectives; take full account of the global nature of the problem and shape the EU's contribution to international responses; comply with technical provisions for monitoring, reporting and verification; and discern investment trends in the RES markets. Providing both knowledge of the industry and of relevant investment instruments, the book will serve as a powerful liaison between project developers and investors in the renewable energy market. -- Contents: 1 Introduction; 2 Climate Change Issue: Overview (Definition of Climate Change; International Conventions Concerning the Climate Change Issue; Observed Effects & Impacts of Climate Change; Actions Taken by the International Community; Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Change); 3 Role of the European Union (Overview; European Energy Policy; EU Renewable Energy Roadmap; Second Strategic Energy Review: EU Energy Security & Solidarity Action Plan; Communication of the Commission in View of Copenhagen 2009); 4 Renewable Energy: A Chance to Combat Climate Change (Introduction; Overview of Existing Energy Sources; Costs, Advantages & Disadvantages of the Different (Renewable) Energy Sources; Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and their Markets; Renewable Energy Targets: Progress to Date); 5 EU State Aid Policy & its Programs for Renewable Energy Investments (European State Aid Policy: Brief Overview; EU Regulations in View of State Aid; Community Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection; Financing Mechanisms & Institutions in the European Union; Current EU Funding Programs for Renewable Energy); 6 National Instruments & Policies to Promote Renewable Energy Sources (Introduction; National Instruments to Promote Renewable Energy Sources; National Policies to Promote Renewable Energy Sources); 7 Promotion Schemes and Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Energy Sources within the EU-27: A Detailed Country Analysis (Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; UK); 8 Conclusion and Outlook; Glossary; Bibliography.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Renewable Energy Sources: A Chance to Combat Climate Change (Climate Change Law, Policy and Practice Series)
• Publisher: Kluwer Law International
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9041128700
• ISBN 13: 9789041128706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Everybody knows that climate change is one of the greatest threats facing the planet. The costs of failure to act are becoming unthinkable. Yet we know now that if developed countries agree to cut their collective emissions by 30 per cent by 2020, annual economic growth would be trimmed by less than 0.2 per cent - a small price to pay to avoid the potential long-term costs of climate change. Moreover, it is easy to appreciate the positive value of other benefits such as reduced air pollution, security of energy supply at predictable prices, and improved competitiveness through innovation. Now, for the growing number of enterprises and investors committed to combating climate change with renewable energy technologies, here at last is a minutely detailed analysis of the opportunities and obstacles involved in developing a coherent and effective business strategy. Beginning with an in-depth and up-to-date overview of what we know about the climate change issue, the author goes on to an extensive survey of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), both existing and under development. Recognizing that, in the current state of global awareness, the European Union has taken by far the largest steps in tackling the enormous problems entailed by climate change, she explores in unprecedented detail the various 'green' energy incentives and support schemes available under various programs available both at EU level and in each of the 27 Member States. Both project developers and investors will find out here exactly how to: significantly reduce the main market entry barrier - high costs; exploit synergies and avoid negative spillover effects through coordinated action; draw on all available policy levers, fiscal policies, structural and financial market reforms and external action; ensure full coherence between immediate actions and the EU's medium- to longer term objectives; take full account of the global nature of the problem and shape the EU's contribution to international responses; comply with technical provisions for monitoring, reporting and verification; and discern investment trends in the RES markets. Providing both knowledge of the industry and of relevant investment instruments, "Renewable Energy Sources" will serve as a powerful liaison between project developers and investors in the renewable energy market. Interested companies and their counsel will find here a ready reference for information on sources of equity/venture capital, detailed knowledge of available subsidies, business expansion strategies, viable investment options, and advantageous networks.