Energías renovables y cambio climático

  1. Labandeira Villot, Xavier
  2. Linares Llamas, Pedro
  3. Würzburg, Klaas
Journal:
Cuadernos económicos de ICE

ISSN: 0210-2633

Year of publication: 2012

Issue: 83

Pages: 37-60

Type: Article

DOI: 10.32796/CICE.2012.83.6032 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Energy and climate change are closely related. That is why a fundamental change in current energy systems would be necessary to successfully tackle climate change. However, there has been limited greenhouse gas emission mitigation so far due to the characteristics of climate change: a global and dynamic externality that is subject to uncertainty. Yet even in absence of international coordination, there might be reasons (including those unrelated to climate change) for unilateral actions and, within them, renewable energies must play a key role. In this paper we present the main conclusions of prospective studies on the relevance of renewable sources in future energy systems. We also underline the relevance of a proper policy definition so that renewable energies contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation in a significant manner.

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