International Institutional Arrangements Bundling the Forces – But How?
Article from: OGEL 5 (2003), in In the Spotlight
Note: Updated article May 2004
In 2004, an international conference on renewables will be held in Bonn. Renewables promise less CO2 emissions and are therefore less of a problem with climate change; they would also reduce energy dependency of consuming countries dependent on petroleum imports (most of the 30-EU except for the UK). There is the ‘green movements’ response to the fact that nuclear energy (while having a safety, and in particular a decommissioning, problem) is at present, with large-scale hydropower (dams!), the climate-cleanest large-scale energy industry. Renewables are promoted in particular ...