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By Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes

The dialogue approximately strength views past 2020, as much as 2030 and finally 2050 has all started. There seems a verbal consensus at the necessity of formidable weather switch mitigation rules, with out a convincing point of view of the required coverage judgements to be reached in due time. the way to in attaining greenhouse gasoline relief in addition to strength defense fluctuate from aiming for a hundred% renewable energies and establishing applicable coverage frameworks to enforcing a mixture of renewables comprising so-called fresh fossil and nuclear power. This booklet offers an research of different methods and the explanations why there isn't any sustainable substitute to aiming for a hundred% renewables – and the way this imaginative and prescient may come precise. The ebook offers an outline and in-depth research of a necessary debate. It describes how the current coverage framework with 2020-targets for the proportion of renewables, for elevate of power potency and for greenhouse gasoline emissions aid used to be constructed and the way it's been applied to date. additionally, it describes and analyses the rising debate concerning the way forward for our power process and the required subsequent steps and pursuits prime as much as 2030.

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This includes some of the big developing countries – namely China and India, but also Brazil, Mexico and others – which are implementing ambitious programmes for renewable energy to provide growing shares of the countries energy needs. But they continue building new conventional power plants, which add to existing emitters and historical greenhouse gas emissions. Recent studies11 suggest that there is a significant risk of locking-in greenhouse gas emissions from existing and newly planned fossil power plants, to an extent that could soon exceed the 450 ppm threshold.

Bearing in mind how much effort was needed for the participants of the Doha conference to agree on this minimum consensus, it is difficult to imagine how an agreement can be achieved in 2015 which would significantly contribute to alleviating climate change. Some civil society representatives and politicians10 have drawn their own conclusions from these many years of negations. Some suggested boycotting future climate talks, because they consider them useless and even delaying or preventing solutions.

The Kyoto Protocol, which entered into force in 2005, was facilitated by perseverance of the European negotiators. Pushing towards an agreement they could build on a set of developed legal frameworks and on ongoing policy support. Increasingly, the enabling role of a strong policy framework, primarily on Member State level but coordinated and agreed on Union level, for renewable energy development became a major backbone of Europe’s strong position in favour of effective mitigation measures. Meanwhile, increased deployment of renewable energy has become the main element of greenhouse gas emission reduction in the European Union.

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