European Union energy policy for sustainable development Nonlinear distribution proposed for EU’s 20-20-20 energy goals

  • Alfredo Tolón Becerra University of Almería
  • Xavier Lastra Bravo
  • Francisco Javier Piñero Contreras University of Almería
  • Silvestre Fernández Montero University of Almería
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_OBMD.2011.v14.37312
Keywords: Fossil fuel resources, European Union (EU), energy policy, 20-20-20 energy goals.

Abstract

There is worldwide concern for the high consumption of energy from fossil fuels, the limited fossil fuel resources, the climate change and global warming and their possible long-term consequences and the population growth. Even more when energy is the main intermediate good necessary for economic growth and development in any country. This usually translates into better quality of life, and thereby, higher primary energy consumption in all sectors, transport, industry, services, household, etc. In this context, the European Union (EU) seeks to reach a balance between sustainable development, competitiveness and secure supply. The current EU energy policy is based on three interrelated pillars or basic goals: the promotion of energy efficiency, the application of greenhouse gas mitigation policies and the increase of share of energy from renewable energy sources. In this paper, a methodology for nonlinear distribution of dynamic targets is proposed and applied to EU energy policy goals.

Author Biographies

Alfredo Tolón Becerra, University of Almería
Departamento de Ingeniería Rural
Francisco Javier Piñero Contreras, University of Almería
Departamento de Ingeniería Rural
Silvestre Fernández Montero, University of Almería
Departamento de Ingeniería Rural
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Tolón Becerra, A., Lastra Bravo, X., Piñero Contreras, F. J., & Fernández Montero, S. (2011). European Union energy policy for sustainable development Nonlinear distribution proposed for EU’s 20-20-20 energy goals. Observatorio Medioambiental, 14, 255-276. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_OBMD.2011.v14.37312
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Vol. 14 (2011)
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