Screen LibraryEurope's long energy journey : towards an energy union? /
This book argues that further Europeanization of energy policy is needed; it will help increase continent-wide economies of scale, remove national distortions from the energy market and prevent some EU states free-riding on the emission reduction efforts of other states.
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, United kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
This book argues that further Europeanization of energy policy is needed; it will help increase continent-wide economies of scale, remove national distortions from the energy market and prevent some EU states free-riding on the emission reduction efforts of other states. |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [210]-216) and index. |
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9780198753308 (hardback) : 0198753306 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | HD9502 |
| CLC: | F450.62 |
| Call Number: | F450.62/B918 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- First steps on the journey -- The 2009 reforms: what went right, what went wrong -- The clash : liberalization vs intervention -- The role of technology -- European electricity markets: reform or revolution? -- Needed: a demand-side strategy -- Market-friendly decarbonization measures -- Clean energy costs and competing with the rest of the world -- A more self-help approach to energy security -- Energy Union: rhetoric or reality? -- annex 1. Why a more active demand side is now more neccessary and practicable -- An alternative market-friendly approach : tradable carbon intensity targets. |