EU to Increase Efforts to Develop Green Energy
By Christina Xia
Before the financial crisis, the EU began to actively promote the development of energy-saving environmental protection industry. In 2007, the European Commission proposed a package of EU energy plans. According to the plan, by 2020, greenhouse gas emissions by at least 1990, based on 20% of total renewable energy sources increase the proportion of energy consumption to 20%, the coal, oil, natural gas and other energy consumption reduction of 20% Yi Cixing , the energy consumption of biofuels in transport's share to 10%, and in 2050 greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 on the basis of a 60% reduction to 80%. To support the goals mentioned above, the EU further comprehensive study of the new energy plan, including the European wind energy, solar, bio-energy, smart power systems, nuclear fission, carbon capture, transport and storage of a series of research projects. It includes: large wind turbines and large systems of certification (onshore and offshore), solar photovoltaic and solar collector power of large-scale verification, a new generation of bio-diesel, IV generation nuclear power technology, zero emission fossil fuel power generation, intelligent power systems and power storage and so on.
EU low-carbon economy as a "new industrial revolution", in the development of low-carbon industry issues, from emissions of the development of indicators, to the input of research funding, the proposed mechanism of carbon emissions, energy saving and environmental protection standards of the development, to low promotion of carbon projects, the European Union take the lead in attack, every step, take a series of effective measures to promote low-carbon development, in a bid to tackle climate change action in the world and low-carbon industry to play a leading role. For example, the EU plans to December 31, 2012, out of all incandescent lamps with energy-saving green place. The EU requires Member States to bailout funds must be used for energy-efficient development and production of motor vehicles, must be used for low-emission, clean-type or hybrid vehicle or electric vehicle technology development and production. November 23, 2008, French President announced the creation of 20 billion euros of "strategic investment fund", mainly used for energy, automotive, aerospace and defense and other strategic business investment and shareholding. Dutch economic stimulus package also includes the sustainable energy sector investment and support. Germany passed a new bill of greenhouse gas emissions, so that wind, solar and other renewable energy utilization ratio from the current 14% to 20% in 2020.
3. Japan based on energy conservation and new energy industries, long-term development
Back in the 90's, as the bubble economy and the large number of manufacturing enterprises to overseas transfer in the Japanese economy into a long downturn. The international financial crisis, the Japanese government should learn from previous crises in the Jing Yan, in this Yingdui program, specifically to increase the short-term of not targeting the needs of the guiding principles, seeks to "Jiegougaige promote economic development" , replace "Tong Guo to expand government support to stimulate economic growth "approach; proposed universal development of energy-saving technologies, increase the intensity of the goals of clean energy, and given the considerable budgetary support. This is further reflected by Japan to resolve the crisis, the promotion of energy restructuring and continue to maintain dominance in energy saving strategic objectives.
95% of Japan's dependence on imported energy supplies, energy security and other aspects for consideration in June 2004, MITI Gong Bule new energy industry of Vision Gouxiang: Plan 2030, the solar and wind power and other new energy technical support into the business value of up to 3 trillion yen of the backbone industries, oil accounts for the proportion of total energy from the current 50% to 40%, and the new energy to rise to 20%; wind, solar and biomass energy power generation market, from 450 billion yen in 2003 to grow to 3 trillion yen; fuel cell market in 2010 to 8 trillion yen, as Japan's pillar industries. Financial crisis, Japan to develop new intention to further increase the energy sector, has been developed to occupy the world leader in the 21st century technological innovation demands the world's four major strategic industrial areas, one is green energy, including fuel cell vehicles , compound motor vehicles (electricity, internal combustion dual-use) and other next-generation automotive industry, solar power and other new energy industries, resource recycling and waste disposal, environmental protection machinery, environmental protection industries.
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The EU is probably not a good place for solar panels since the only countries that can practically use them all year round are the southern ones like Spain and Italy. Solar panels would be useless anywhere north of Switzerland. The main source of renewable energy in Europe is from wind power and hydropower. Norway uses a lot of wind/water power and according to the HDI 2009 (Human Development Index) about 97% of all Norwegian electricity is from a renewable source. This is because the country is fairly mountainous in many areas and has a massive coastline.
I live in Britain and I often see wind turbines just randomly scattered around the country. If I am driving through an area with farms there are often some turbines on them. Also we use wind turbines along our coasts. Since Britain has some coast facing the Atlantic the wind and waves are very strong so this is a good source of renewable energy for us. I also saw, a year or so ago on the news, that the government launched a new hydroelectricity project which was aimed at suppling Glasgow with about 50% of all its electricity. Can’t remember the details of it but I think it was from a dam in a reservoir near the city or something. I also hear that there are wind turbines in the Scottish highlands. Windy and no one lives there – perfect! I’ve also seen on the news projects testing out renewable energy sources built into houses e.g. solar panels on roof. Houses like that have never been built yet though as far as I know. I even saw on a politics show that an idea someone came up with that they should put -loads- of solar panels in the sahara dessert and just use that to supply Europe with all its energy rather than oil from the middle east.
Anyway, we do try to be renewable with our electricity production and we have been fairly successful so far. That fact is though, oil is still cheaper so the transformation from fossils to renewables is slow. Apparently the average cost of a wind turbine in the UK is something like £11,000 per turbine and that’s not including running costs (which are probably low tbh).
As for the population being encouraged to be renewable with energy. I don’t see a lot of it but we do have a few adverts that tell us to switch off lights etc. And we do a lot of recycling. Personally, I have never seen the EU talking about renewable energy because those talks usually happen at worls summits and are on a global scale rather than just a European scale. Its generally left to individual European governments to enforce renewable energy in their countries.
Hope this has helped
Will Russia’s decision to cut off gas to European countries encourage the EU to do more about renewable energy?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_russia_ukraine_gas
It now looks like its not just the Ukraine that is being hit, as Russia has decided to halt all gas supplies via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia. Something it said it wouldn’t be doing over the weekend.
Holding whole countries to ransom over the winter months when gas is most in demand, must surely make the EU think again about reducing its reliance on Russia and making there own alternative forms of power. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say. If we won’t put the money into research and infrastructure because of the credit crunch, maybe we will because of political necessity?
at the moment the tidal power technology still has a long way to go before it becomes a viable option.the reasons for this are. firstly it hasn’t reached its full technology potential,for example like wind power that has reached a peak and it unlikely to become anymore more efficient.secondly it couldn’t work in every country and would most be used if at all in northern Europe where the wave swells would be higher thus making it more efficient.hope this helps.
UKIP will not sever ties with the EU for a start. UKIP wish to leave the EU but still wish to broker a trade agreement. That means you will still benefit from all the existing energy purchasing from the continent, as well as selling it back to them at peak times as we have done for years.
In relation to energy, UKIP would:
● ensure secure and affordable energy supplies to safeguard our growing
economy
● increase nuclear power generation to provide up to 50% of our growing
electricity needs within 10-15 years, and accelerate the planning process to
allow new reactors to replace old reactors on the same sites
● support efficient extraction of indigenous coal for use in cleaner coal-fired
electricity generation plants
● reduce the use of imported gas for electricity generation while maintaining it
for direct heating
● require any further schemes of large-scale wind generation to be funded by
the market, and limit any large-scale wind generation to offshore only
● support technologies and practice which improve energy conservation and
efficiency
● encourage the development and use of renewable energy sources other than large-scale wind generators.
http://www.ukip.org/media/pdf/energy%20final.pdf
That sounds like quite a balanced policy to me. UKIP still want renewable energy on the agenda, but not at the expense of the taxpayer, the consumer and the great British landscape.
The EU encouraging use of renewable energy?
I’m reserching how the EU is managing climate change and was wondering how they are encouraging the use of renewable energy sources, if there are any incentives throughout the EU to encourage people to install things such as solar panels?
Any help will be appreciated.
You would hope so wouldn’t you.
I find it unbelievable that Europe has not got together, as a whole, to explore and develop new energy ideas. Between us we’ve got the brains, the technology, the manufacturing bases and the money, but instead all we seem good at is law making.
So I’d like to think so but think it’s unlikley in the near future.
Shame really, I’d love to see those countries, those that hold others to ransom, sitting on barrels of the stuff that they can’t give away.
If climate realism is so bad for trade, why is the EU carbon price doing so well?
There is a boom in renewable energy and electric cars, and the trading price of carbon permits is rising steadily.
So what’s not to like about the new green economy? Dont you want your nieces and nephews to get good jobs in the new green industries? Should we sit back and let China grab the low hanging fruit?
EU carbon prices tip 13 eur/t, ignore issuances
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61L3ZB20100224?feedType=RSS&feedName=GCA-GreenBusiness&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FUSgreenbusinessNews+(News+%2F+US+%2F+Green+Business)
what are the future scenarios in EU community for tidal power?
it will be considered a main renewable energy sources in the future, or not? and why? how to improve that systems?
Not only that, but the European economies are doing okay – certainly no worse than the USA’s. The Euro is has been kicking the dollar’s butt for years.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURUSD=X&t=5y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
Forbes named Denmark “the best country in the world for business” for 2 straight years. Denmark has one of the strongest cap-and-trade commitments in the world — 20% below 1990 levels by 2008-2012. And it has a requirement that 20 percent of its overall energy mix be renewable by the end of 2011. And its efficiency measures are such that Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard said last year, “In 2025, (Denmark’s) total energy consumption will not have risen in 50 years.” And it’s the best country for business in the world.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/18/best-countries-for-business-bizcountries09-business-washington-best-countries.html
So we’re supposed to believe that a carbon cap and trade system will destroy the economy, yet a carbon cap and trade system in the EU isn’t destroying their economies. Huh. That seems like a clear contradiction to me. But surely deniers can’t be wrong about this, or they would be alarmists. But we all know deniers hate alarmists.
Perhaps deniers secretly suffer from self-loathing and that’s why they’re so cranky all the time?
How is the BNP’s energy policy better than UKIPs?
“What cannot be recycled should be converted to electricity in new, totally clean and state of the art power stations” which I’m sure will work great in combination with the flying garbage trucks.
I’m just wondering where our energy will come from if we were to separate ourselves from the EU but in conjunction strive toward renewable energy. How do we expect to maintain the UK energy supply, switch to renewable energys like wind and solar, and sever ties to the EU and it’s energy imports, all at the same time?
The difference if you’re wondering, is that UKIP aren’t as eager to convert to such types of renewable energy, and are set on nuclear energy.
I’m all for renewable energy but it seems to me like there’s a very big gap in the BNP’s overall plans.
What is your obsession with trying to annoy british people?
yeee haa that’s true, and we’d get the notrh sea oil fields back with either party, but it would be quite a considerable transformation to divert british industry back to our dormant mines.
A comprehensive description, some of which I knew but some of which I didn’t- most importantly the trade agreement. (which was a peculiar hole in my knowledge- like a car with a spoiler but no engine).
However I should thank the patriot as I only realised Norways part ownership once he said so, and sure enough if you search for the maps more profusely it becomes obvious our claim on the oil fields are too precarious to rely on.
Also page 53 points 8 and 9 are flabbergasting….look at it.