European Energy Studies Volume II: EU Energy Innovation Policy Towards 2050 (European Energy Studies series, 2)

This book was originally published by Claeys and Casteels, now formally part of Edward Elgar Publishing. What is the European energy strategy for 2050? How different is it from the 2020 energy strategy? What are the technology options and what is the policy? This book discusses the European ‘2050 Energy Roadmap to a low Carbon Economy: Energy Policy & Innovation’. The book represents the outcome of the 3rd Academic Roundtable of the Loyola de Palacio Chair at the European University Institute held in Florence on the 24th of May 2011 and it introduces the reader to the most recent thinking regarding the European transition towards a low carbon future. The views presented include those of experts of the European Commission, major industry players, and prominent academics. Besides academic articles, speeches and opinions it contains reports of the THINK Tank of DG Energy hosted in Florence. Introduction / -- Jean-Michel Glachant, Nicole Ahner, Leonardo Meeus Energy roadmap 2050 -- Helen Donoghue How half baked information generates considerable uncertainty for the industry on a quite important subject! -- Jacqueline Boucher Transition towards a low carbon energy system by 2050 : what role for the EU? -- Leonardo Meeus, Isabel Azevedo, Claudio Marcantonini, Jean-Michel Glachant, Manfred Hafner Supporting clean energy RD&D : grants for all? -- Sophie Ruester, Luis Olmos Smart regulation for smart girls -- Leonardo Meeus, Marcelo Saguan, Jean-Michel Glachant, Ronnie Belmans -- Academic visions of the future generation portfolio. -- Preface / -- Pippo Ranci The ideal portfolio today and in 2030 -- William J. Nuttall The ideal portfolio today and in 2030 -- Ignacio Pérez-Arriaga -- Revisiting the role of oil, coal, gas, and CCS in the context of RES expansion. -- Preface / -- Gunnar Lundberg Outlook : the role of oil, coal, gas and CCS : some reflections -- William D. D'haeseleer Fossil fuel availability until 2050 : the real shortage will be the CO2 budget -- Christian von Hirschhausen, Clemens Haftendorn, Tim Winke, Anne Neumann -- US energy technology policy. -- Preface / -- Claude Henry US energy technology policy (or policy makers as Sisyphus) -- Loren C. Cox Three bits of good news and three bits of bad news -- Christophe Bonnery How to get on the right pathway for a sustainable mix in 2050 -- Laurent David Natural gas and renewables : a complementary future -- Marco Piredda And again : three bits of good news and three bits of bad news -- Giuseppe Tribuzi. What is the European energy strategy for 2050? How different is it from the 2020 energy strategy? What are the technology options? What are the policy options? This volume discusses the European'2050 Energy Roadmap to a Low Carbon Economy: Energy Policy & Innovation.'The book represents the outcome of the Third Academic Roundtable of the Loyola de Palacio Chair at the European University Institute, held in Florence in May 2011. It introduces the most recent thinking regarding the European transition towards a low carbon future. The views presented include those of experts of the European Commission, major industry players, and prominent academics. Along with academic articles, speeches, and opinions, the book contains reports of the Think Tank of DG Energy hosted in Florence.'This book is extremely well written and....should help readers to formulate realistic scenarios for an energy future.'Dr. James G. Speight, Energy Sources Part A, Volume 34, 2012 and Energy Sources Part B, Volume 34, 2012 This volume discusses the European "2050 Energy Roadmap to a law Carbon Economy: Energy Policy & Innovation." It represents the outcome of the 3rd Academic Roundtable of the Loyola de Palacio Chair at the European University Institute held in Florence in 2011. Besides academic articles, speeches and opinions, it contains reports of the THINK Tank of DG Energy hosted in Florence.-- From back cover This book discusses the European '2050 Energy Roadmap to a low Carbon Economy: Energy Policy & Innovation'. It represents the outcome of the 3rd Academic Roundtable of the Loyola de Palacio Chair at the European University Institute held in Florence on the 24th of May 2011.