Strategy Management

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Communication from the Commission ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE: RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY White Paper for a Community Strategy and Action Plan

COM(97)599 final (26/11/1997)

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1 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.4 2 2.1 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4

Setting the Scene The General Framework Introduction The Current Situation The Need for a Community Strategy The Debate on the Green Paper Strategic Goals An Ambitious Target for the Union Member States Targets and Strategies Possible Growth of RES by Sector Preliminary Assessment of some of the costs and benefits Main Features of the Action Plan Introduction Internal Market Measures Fair Access for Renewable to the Electricity Market Fiscal and Finance Measures New Bioenergy Initiative for Transport, Heat and Electricity

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Improving building regulations : its impact on town and country planning p.18 Reinforcing Community Policies Environment Growth, Competitiveness and Employment Competition and State Aid Research, Technology, Development and Demonstration Regional Policy

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2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5

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Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Policy External Relations Strengthening co-operation between Member States Support Measures Targeted promotion Market Acceptability and Consumer Protection Better positioning for RES on the institutional banks and commercial finance market

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2.5.4 3 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3

Renewable Energy Networking Campaign for take-off Introduction Key Actions 1.000.000 photovoltaic systems 10.000 MW of large wind farms 10.000 Mwth of biomass installations Integration of Renewable Energies in 100 Communities Estimates of some of the costs and benefits Follow-up and...