Europe's Long Energy Journey: Towards An Energy Union?

Synopsis

This Book Argues That Further Europeanization Of Energy Policy Is Needed; It Will Help Increase Continent-wide Economies Of Scale, Remove National Distortions From The Energy Market And Prevent Some Eu States Free-riding On The Emission Reduction Efforts Of Other States. Introduction -- First Steps On The Journey -- The 2009 Reforms: What Went Right, What Went Wrong -- The Clash : Liberalization Vs Intervention -- The Role Of Technology -- European Electricity Markets: Reform Or Revolution? -- Needed: A Demand-side Strategy -- Market-friendly Decarbonization Measures -- Clean Energy Costs And Competing With The Rest Of The World -- A More Self-help Approach To Energy Security -- Energy Union: Rhetoric Or Reality? -- Annex 1. Why A More Active Demand Side Is Now More Neccessary And Practicable -- An Alternative Market-friendly Approach : Tradable Carbon Intensity Targets. David Buchan And Malcolm Keay. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 210-216) And Index.