Promoting renewable energies - RETS Project
Promoting renewable energies - RETS Project
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Detailed table of contents<br />
CHAPTER 1 THE REGULATORY POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN EUROPE .......................... 3<br />
PART ONE: EUROPEAN POLICY ON PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGIES ...................................................................................................................... 4<br />
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4<br />
SECURE ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4<br />
COMPETITIVE ENERGY ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4<br />
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5<br />
PART TWO: PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGIES ....................................................................................................................................................... 5<br />
STRATEGIC GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5<br />
SUPPORTING MEASURES.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6<br />
Tax incentives ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6<br />
Research and innovation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6<br />
Future financial instruments – Horizon 2020 ....................................................................................................................................................... 6<br />
State aid ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7<br />
KEY LINKS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7<br />
CHAPTER 2 LOCAL POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING FOR <strong>RETS</strong> ................................................................................................................ 9<br />
POLITICAL STRUCTURE / DEVOLUTION OF POWER ..................................................................................................................................................... 10<br />
Structural principles of local politics in the 27 EU countries .............................................................................................................................. 10<br />
LOCAL AUTHORITY ENERGY POLICY AND STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................................................... 11<br />
Advantages for local authorities......................................................................................................................................................................... 11<br />
Strategic local authority energy policy ............................................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Local inter-district cooperation ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15<br />
ECONOMIC & EMPLOYMENT ISSUES........................................................................................................................................................................ 15<br />
Socio-economic aspects of <strong>renewable</strong> <strong>energies</strong> in the EU ............................................................................................................................... 16<br />
Professional qualifications and accreditation in the <strong>renewable</strong> <strong>energies</strong> sector ............................................................................................... 17<br />
SOCIAL................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18<br />
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT/LOCAL NETWORKS .................................................................................................................................................... 19<br />
Main obstacles to the sustainable development of <strong>renewable</strong> <strong>energies</strong> ........................................................................................................... 19<br />
SOCIAL / LOCAL ACCEPTANCE................................................................................................................................................................................ 20<br />
Renewable energy systems in private hands .................................................................................................................................................... 20<br />
TOOLKIT AND EVALUATION PROCEDURE FOR INVESTMENT DECISIONS ........................................................................................................................ 21<br />
<strong>RETS</strong> Compendium – © 2012 <strong>RETS</strong> Consortium<br />
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