TY - JOUR
T1 - TRANSFORMING the EUROPEAN ENERGY SYSTEM
T2 - MEMBER STATES' PROSPECTS within the EU FRAMEWORK
AU - Knopf, Brigitte
AU - Bakken, BjØrn
AU - Carrara, Samuel
AU - Kanudia, Amit
AU - Keppo, Ilkka
AU - Koljonen, Tiina
AU - Mima, Silvana
AU - Schmid, E. V.A.
AU - Van Vuuren, Detlef P.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The Energy Modeling Forum 28 (EMF28) performed a large-scale model comparison exercise to illustrate different technology pathways for cutting European greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Focusing on selected countries (France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and UK), this paper first analyzes climate and energy policy objectives and debates in the respective countries. It then compares EMF28 model results to the short-term projections of the National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) and the long-term transformation pathway given in the European Commission's "Energy Roadmap 2050". It concludes that there is sufficient agreement with the NREAPs and national policies to accept the model results as conceivable scenarios. The scenarios suggest that in the future a variety of different national energy mixes will continue to reflect the different resource bases and preferences of individual Member States. In order to ensure a cost-efficient transformation, it is important to improve coordination between Member State policies and those at the EU level.
AB - The Energy Modeling Forum 28 (EMF28) performed a large-scale model comparison exercise to illustrate different technology pathways for cutting European greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Focusing on selected countries (France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and UK), this paper first analyzes climate and energy policy objectives and debates in the respective countries. It then compares EMF28 model results to the short-term projections of the National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) and the long-term transformation pathway given in the European Commission's "Energy Roadmap 2050". It concludes that there is sufficient agreement with the NREAPs and national policies to accept the model results as conceivable scenarios. The scenarios suggest that in the future a variety of different national energy mixes will continue to reflect the different resource bases and preferences of individual Member States. In order to ensure a cost-efficient transformation, it is important to improve coordination between Member State policies and those at the EU level.
KW - environmental federalism
KW - European climate and energy policy
KW - mitigation scenarios
KW - National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073163547&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1142/S2010007813400058
DO - 10.1142/S2010007813400058
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073163547
SN - 2010-0078
VL - 4
JO - Climate Change Economics
JF - Climate Change Economics
IS - supp01
M1 - 1340005
ER -
