Product Description

'This book provides an essential guide to the challenges facing the power sector, but is equally enlightening to other industrial emitters, policy-makers and non-governmental organizations' - Charles Nicholson, Group Senior Advisor, BP. The electricity industry is one of the main contributors of carbon to the atmosphere. Reducing these emissions is critical to achieving international targets and mitigating climate change. Economic instruments, including emissions trading, taxes and voluntary agreements, will be crucial. However, across Europe there are widely different electricity systems and policies will have different effects. This book describes the characteristics of the main European electricity regimes, defining the range of instruments available and assessing the potential of each in each regime and for Europe as a whole.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2114431 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages

Review
'An essential guide to the challenges facing the power sector.' Charles Nicholson, Group Senior Advisor, BP 'The book gives a comprehensive overview of the impacts of climate change policies and economic liberalization on the European electricity market.' International Journal of Environment and Pollution 'Particularly useful, perhaps, for senior electricity industry people about to face new challenges from the government.' Energy World

About the Author
Christian Vroliik is an Analysist at Natsource Tullett (Europe) Ltd and Former Research Fellow in the Sustainable Development Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA)