Title: Energy and climate policy: colleagues or competitors?

Authors: Pieter A. Boot

Addresses: Ministry of Transport, P.O. Box 20901, NL 2500 E The Hague, The Netherlands

Abstract: Forecasts and scenarios foresee increasing levels of energy consumption and CO₂ emission. Even without strong interventionist policies, the CO₂ growth rate may level off. The question is whether this slow-down will be in time from a climate perspective. A combination of early CO₂ stabilisation in the OECD, Eastern Europe and the former USSR in combination with more expenditure on R&D might enable a ||safe emissions corridor||, although strict climate goals will not be met. More active energy efficiency policies and emphasis on renewables are needed and may be cost-effective. International cooperation will increase this effectiveness.

Keywords: energy policy; scenarios; climate policy; Netherlands.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1998.000813

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1998 Vol.11 No.1/2/3/4, pp.67-72

Published online: 24 Jul 2003 *

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