Energy Policies Of Iea Countries, Denmark, 2006 Review

Denmark has had a very pro-active energy policy in both energy efficiency and renewable energy while at the same time opening its gas and power markets to competition. The share of renewable energy has increased dramatically, going from 3% of all electricity generation in 1990 to 25% in 2004. At the same time, the government's renewable support policies up to the early 2000s came with a high cost for consumers and taxpayers. However, the current government is very attentive to cost-effectiveness and inclined to market-based approaches. Greater use of cost-benefit analysis, including for offs. Read more... Preliminaries CONTENTS ORGANISATION OF THE REVIEW SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GENERAL ENERGY POLICY ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ENERGY EFFICIENCY RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRICITY FOSSIL FUELS ENERGY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ANNEX ENERGY BALANCES AND KEY STATISTICAL DATA ANNEX INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SHARED GOALS ANNEX GLOSSARY AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS C.