Supporting schemes for renewable energy sources and their impact on reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases in Greece
✍ Scribed by Theocharis Tsoutsos; Eleni Papadopoulou; Alexandra Katsiri; Agis M. Papadopoulos
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1364-0321
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✦ Synopsis
For Greece the target set by the Kyoto Protocol foresees an increase of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions by up to 25% for the period 2008-2012, always with respect to 1990 levels. Apparently it is hard to achieve this target, because the current trend of emissions leads roughly to doubling the rate of increase, than to reducing it. Consequently, further support actions are required, in order to enhance the effort needed so that the country will manage to fulfill its commitments.
The present paper aims at the evaluation of the existing situation and the suggestion of further actions required in the energy sector, and particularly in the exploitation of renewable energy technologies (RETs), in order to achieve the obligations that Greece has undertaken as far as the reduction of GHG emissions is concerned, in accordance to the European and international Greek commitments.