Economic and environmental goals sometimes appear to require opposite paths of action. This paper demonstrates, however, that there is a single solution to Europe’s threefold challenges of achieving climate protection goals while ensuring security of supply and affordable energy for a competitive economy: an expansion in the share of renewable energy. Renewables not only drastically reduce emissions; they also create jobs and offer real medium- and long-term savings to the European economy.
Bibliography:
Uwe Nestle and Silvia Brugger
Renewables: The Only Path to a Secure, Affordable and Climate-friendly Energy System by 2030
See also:
Craig Morris, The cost of the energy transition in the power sector. energytransition.de, Apr 28, 2014
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