Policy analysis of energy transition and climate policy in Germany : focusing on the power sector
山口経済学雑誌 Volume 70 Issue 1-2
Page 17-54
published_at 2021-07-31
Title
ドイツにおけるエネルギー転換と気候政策の政策分析 : 電力部門を中心に
Policy analysis of energy transition and climate policy in Germany : focusing on the power sector
Abstract
Germany's energy transition (Energiewende) is a paradigm shift into a low-carbon and nuclear-free economy. As part of the European Union's climate neutralization drive, aiming to reduce greenhouse gases to net-zero by the middle of the century. Generous financial support for wind and solar power has boosted renewable energy to produce more electricity than fossil fuels for the first time in 2020. Germany's energy transition is not a policy shift after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but a long-term process of policy making in response to public opinion and technological trends. Germany's energy transition is still underway and needs to be extended beyond the power supply. However, it may already be pushing more thoroughly through pricing and volume regulations, such as the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) and changes to the carbon tax, which provides incentives for changes to low-carbon technologies. This paper analyses Germany's energy transition and climate policy. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the actual conditions and issues of the reduction effects of greenhouse gas emissions, which are the main policy issues of the energy conversion policy that has been developed mainly on renewable energy for these 20 years.
Source Identifiers
[PISSN] 0513-1758
[NCID] AN00243258
Creator Keywords
energy transition
renewable energy
Energiewende
greenhouse gases
EU-ETS
Languages
jpn
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
山口大學經濟學會
Date Issued
2021-07-31
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
embargoed access
Relations
[ISSN]0513-1758
[NCID]AN00243258
Schools
経済学部