Journal
ENERGY POLICY
Volume 55, Issue -, Pages 152-164Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.047
Keywords
Energy modelling; Europe; Climate policy
Funding
- European Commission
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Most modelling studies that explore emission mitigation scenarios only look into least-cost emission pathways, induced by a carbon tax. This means that European policies targeting specific - sometimes relatively costly - technologies, such as electric cars and advanced insulation measures, are usually not evaluated as part of cost-optimal scenarios. This study explores an emission mitigation scenario for Europe up to 2050, taking as a starting point specific emission reduction options instead of a carbon tax. The purpose is to identify the potential of each of these policies and identify trade-offs between sectoral policies in achieving emission reduction targets. The reduction options evaluated in this paper together lead to a reduction of 65% of 1990 CO2-equivalent emissions by 2050. More bottom-up modelling exercises, like the one presented here, provide a promising starting point to evaluate policy options that are currently considered by policy makers. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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