Energy and Climate - No need for Conflict
Article from: OGEL 4 (2007), in Climate Change
Introduction
Is it inevitable that two of the world's major wants - cheap and plentiful energy and a low carbon future, should be in head-on conflict? Recent experience certainly suggests that the two ambitions can clash awkwardly unless very carefully handled. For example, the European Union and its member states have become increasingly determined to address climate change issues and to set, and hopefully, reach new and demanding targets for reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Very strong speeches have been made both by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and by the ...