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Zero Carbon Britain is a rapid decarbonisation scenario set in 2030. It shows that, by making changes to buildings, transport systems and behaviour, and by investing in a variety of renewable energy generation technologies, the UK could meet and exceed greenhouse gas emissions targets.
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Road transport: the cost of renewable solutions
1st January 2013
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Fuel switching, Renewables
The analysis presented in this report – part of a series of cost studies from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – suggests that the outlook for renewable energy in transport to 2020 could be very positive, as long as current policy support is enhanced and expanded.
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Renewable energy auctions in developing countries
1st January 2013
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Economics, Renewables
Renewable energy auctions are also known as ‘demand auctions’ or ‘procurement auctions’, whereby the government issues a call for tenders to install a certain capacity of renewable energy-based electricity. While studies have been published on feed-in-tariff schemes, literature on auctions is scarce. In an effort to fill the knowledge gap and take stock of experiences to date, this report analyses the design of renewable energy auctions in selected developing countries. The objective is to identify best practices and provide some insights to policy makers regarding the type and the design of auctions.
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U.S. wind turbine manufacturing: federal support for an emerging industry
18th December 2012
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Economics, Policy law and regulation, Renewables, Wind energy
This report, by Michaela D. Platzer of the Congressional Research Service, discusses the U.S. wind turbine manufacturing industry, its supply chain, employment and international trade trends, major federal policy efforts aimed at supporting the industry, and issues affecting its future.
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This is the fourth edition of the 'Global Wind Energy Outlook'. The report looks at scenarios projecting to 2020, 2030, and 2050. The scenarios include development paths for the industry: the International Energy Agency’s ‘New Policies’ scenario, the Global Wind Energy Outlook Moderate scenario, and the Global Wind Energy Outlook Advanced scenario; and measures them against two different demand scenarios to define a range of possible futures for the sector, both regionally and globally.
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The 3rd edition of the India Wind Energy Outlook is a joint publication by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), and the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers’ Association (IWTMA). The report was launched at ‘Wind Power India 2012’, running between 28-30 November 2012, in Chennai. The India Wind Energy Outlook 2012 is the wind industry stakeholders’ contribution to the discourse on accelerating wind power development in India. Besides providing an overview of wind energy potential, manufacturing and investment prospects; the report provides insights into the challenges ahead, offering suggestions for overcoming hurdles to enable the domestic wind power sector to advance within a competitive, world-class and investor friendly environment.
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Carbon capture and storage regulatory review for Trinidad and Tobago
30th September 2012
Topic(s): Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), Domestic policy, Policy law and regulation
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Emission trading legislation and CCS
30th August 2012
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Liability, Permitting, Policy law and regulation
This section looks at emission trading legislation and CCS in the European context.
1. European emission trading legislation and CCS
The EU Emission Trading Directive has created an EU-wide scheme, which has established a market for greenhouse gas emissions allowances:
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How local authorities can reduce emissions and manage climate risks
17th May 2012
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Energy efficiency, Onshore wind, Renewables
This report emphasises the crucial role councils have in helping the UK meet its carbon targets and preparing for the impacts of climate change. It outlines specific opportunities for reducing emissions and highlights good practice examples from a number of local authorities.
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Global wind report: annual market update 2011
1st March 2012
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Economics, Project financing, Wind energy
This is the seventh annual report on the status of the global wind industry by the Global Wind Energy Council. It provides a comprehensive snapshot of the global industry, present in 75 countries, with 21 countries having more than 1000 MW installed. The data and analysis for the country profiles in this report have been collected through GWEC’s member associations and companies around the world, as well as from governments and independent analysts.
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Carbon capture and storage in developing countries: a perspective on barriers to deployment
1st January 2012
Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), Domestic policy, Project financing
CCS could have significant impact as a carbon mitigation technology in greenhouse gas emitting industries. Given the nascence of CCS technology, with only eight large-scale integrated projects in the world (Global CCS Institute 2010), significant challenges still must be overcome for large-scale deployment, such as addressing technical issues of integration and scale-up, legal and regulatory requirements to reduce investor risk, policies to create market drivers and mitigate economic impacts, including increases in electricity prices, and financing mechanisms to facilitate investment in the technology.
This report does not provide prescriptive solutions to overcome these barriers, since action must be taken on a country-by-country basis, taking account of different circumstances and national policies. Individual governments should decide their priorities on climate change mitigation and adopt appropriate measures accordingly. The analyses presented in this report may take on added relevance, depending on the future direction of international climate negotiations and domestic legal and policy measures, and how they serve to encourage carbon sequestration. Both international and domestic actions can further incentivise the deployment of CCS and its inclusion in project development. Incentives to promote CCS include adopting climate change policies that could provide revenues for CCS projects, but it is likely that a combination of domestic and international mechanisms will be required, alongside carbon revenues, to kick-start CCS project development and reduce investor risk in developing countries in particular.
This report assesses some of the most important barriers facing CCS deployment within the context of developing and transition economies. The selection of the case studies is based on several criteria, including the level of reliance on fossil fuels for power generation and the level of interconnection of electricity networks. The case studies selected for this analysis are the Balkans and Southern African regions. Many countries within the Balkan region are considered transition economies, a status recognised as different from middle-income and low-income developing countries. However, for the purposes of this report, countries within both regions are referred to as developing countries.
The report presents the results of a techno-economic modelling exercise to investigate the impacts of a number of policies on CCS deployment in the power sector in the Balkan and Southern African regions. The analysis examines the effects of such policies on energy technology portfolios in the two regions, including the level of CCS deployment, the average generation costs, the CO2 emission reductions, and the costs of the policy. Policies considered in the analysis include the introduction of a carbon price (introduced into the model incrementally at the following three levels: US$25/ton CO2, US$50/ton CO2, and US$100/ton CO2) the availability of enhanced hydrocarbon recovery, and technology-specific deployment targets. However, it should be noted that other measures that are not included in the model, but discussed in other sections of the report, could promote the development of CCS, such as government supporting policies, as seen in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and Australia.
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The China Wind Energy Outlook 2012 is the fourth edition in the series, following the 2007, 2008 and 2010 editions jointly published by the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, Greenpeace, Global Wind Energy Council and the Chinese Wind Energy Association. This edition takes stock of the Chinese wind energy market, providing a comprehensive outlook on the status of the industry with prospects for the future.
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