The SuperSmart Grid Energy and Climate security for Europe and beyond
- Resumen
- Increasing energy needs and the threats posed by climate change pose new and unexpected challenges to the current energy system. A fundamental shift to a decarbonised economy is required to achieve energy and climate security. Europe has committed itself to 20% emission reduction by 2020, to a 20% share of electricity from renewable energy source and to keep global mean temperature increase below 2°C over pre-industrial levels. In order to achieve its targets Europe needs to develop and implement policies which foster a transition towards a 100% renewable electricity system. Among the different options taken into consideration there is the possibility of linking Europe to North Africa with high voltage direct current (HVDC) lines for transporting electricity produced from renewable energy sources. For the ongoing UN-post 2012 agreement negotiations it could be an important breakthrough if the EU, together with partners, would come up with a plan, which combines a realistic sharp increase of renewable energy for the EU, with a co-operative approach with a developing country region to secure energy security and greenhouse gas reduction in both regions and possibly with a breakthrough for important technologies and instruments which can play an important role world wide.
- Autor
- Battaglini, A.; Lilliestam,; J.; Haas, A.
- Palabras Clave
- Europa, Energía, Cambio climático, Energías renovables
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