BC3-UPV/EHU Seminars: Promoting Renewable Energy in the EU

BC3-UPV/EHU Seminars
“Promoting Renewable Energy in the EU.“

Dr. Juan Delgado

Former Chief Economist of the Spanish Competition Commission CNC

Abstract

Renewable sources of energy play a fundamental role in the EU strategy to fight climate change. Energy production and consumption account for a large part of total greenhouse gas emissions. This implies that policies to promote the use of renewable energy should be efficiently designed in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Being climate a global issue, policies should aim to be global. The European dimension offers a good opportunity for the efficient design of such policies. Policies should be coordinated across countries to make the most of the European renewable potential. The efforts can however be diluted in the absence of a European energy market. Climate policies cannot deliver if energy markets remain fragmented.