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Lessons From European Energy Transition: Reality Or Green Dream?, Sky Berry-Weiss
Lessons From European Energy Transition: Reality Or Green Dream?, Sky Berry-Weiss
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
As a looming climate crisis continues to overwhelm the global community and Europe grips with fluctuating fossil fuel prices due to geopolitical tensions, the European Union appears to be rushing to forge a path to renewable energy to forgo dependence on nonrenewable energy sources. Decades ahead of the global community, the European Union has succeeded in its 2020 goals by increasing the share of renewable energy to 20% of overall consumption. Heading towards their strikingly ambitious goals for 2030, this great transition provides a case study that other states should be watching closely. This article analyzes the effects of several …
Of Uranium And Carbon: Divergence Of Energy Policy In Germany And France, Jie Ming Chong
Of Uranium And Carbon: Divergence Of Energy Policy In Germany And France, Jie Ming Chong
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union
After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, Chancellor Merkel of Germany announced a complete nuclear phase-out in Germany by 2022, while President Hollande of France assured the French government of his commitment to nuclear energy. Fossil fuels, notably lignite and coal, dominated the German energy sector with 47.9% market share of total energy production in Germany; nuclear energy is the leading energy source in France with a market share of 80.9% in 2013. The difference between natural resources’ abundance in Germany and France shaped the development of energy policy in both countries. Huge lignite and coal reserves in Germany continued to …