Carbon Lock-Out: Advancing Renewable Energy Policy in Europe

Carbon Lock-Out: Advancing Renewable Energy Policy in Europe

As part of its climate strategy, the EU aims at increasing the share of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E) in overall electricity generation. Attaining this target poses a considerable challenge as the electricity sector is “locked” into a carbon-intensive system, which hampers the ad...

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Main Authors: Robert Pietzcker, Clemens Heuson, Lion Hirth, Nele Friedrichsen, Melf-Hinrich Ehlers, Felix Creutzig, Paul Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
carbon lock-in
demand management
electricity
energy policy
feed-in tariff
electricity generation
grids
renewable energy sources
storage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/2/323/

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