The European Union Move to Sustainable Energies
The European Union supports strongly sustainable energies. Electricity from solar energy from the deserts is the future of energy economy. Hydrogen from water hydrolyzes may be obtained locally using solar electricity from the grid. The hydrogen technology is also a useful storage of electricity
The European Commission should consider near future import of cheap electricity from PV/solar thermal power plants of the Sun Belt of Africa and Near East. The production of hydrogen as clean global energy source will reduce the burden of emission of traffic in overpopulated regions.
Who is Who in CO2 Emission in Europe and who should support sustainable energy sources
The dirty dozen of the EU
Over the EU average of 11.3 Tonnes CO2 per Inhabitant are: Ireland, Greece, UK, Netherlands, and Germany
This is the reason why Germany, with an emission of 1,001.5 Million Tons CO2/Year, should discard niche programs and support global solutions like the Desyrt Energy Project.
State Member State [1] Population 1990/base
year
million
tonnes 2005
million
tonnes Change
base
year-
2005 %Target 2008
Kyoto
Protocol
% Tonnes/
Inhabitant
2005 Germany 82.4 Mio 1,232.5 1,001.5 -18,7% -21.0% 12.0 UK 60.4 Mio 779.9 657.4 -15.7% -12.5% 12.9 Poland 38.6 Mio 586.9 399.0 -32.0% -6.0% 10.3 France 60.0 Mio 563.9 553.4 -1.9% 0.0% 9.1 Italy 58.1 Mio 519.5 582.2 +12.1%
-6.5% 10.0 Spain 40.3 Mio
289.4 440.6 +52.3% +15.0% 10.9 Romania 22.3 Mio 282.5 153.7 -45.6% -8.0% 6.8 Netherlands 16.4 Mio 214.6 212.1 -1.1% -6.0% 12.9 Grece 10.7 Mio 111.1 139.2 +25.4% +25.0% 13.0 Sweden 9.0 Mio 72.3 67.0 -7.4% +4.0% 7.4 Portugal 10.5 Mio 60.9 85.5 +40.4% +27.0% 8.1 Ireland 4.9 Mio 55.8 69.9 +25.4% +13.0% 17.4 European Union 27
States 456.9 Mio 5,818.5 5.177.0 -11.0% not
applicable 11.3
Europe should enforcer the International Climate Protection Proposal at the Conference at Bali in December. See the Presentation
and the Summary of the Proposal.
The OECD Multilateral Agreements and The International Climate Protection Proposal [2]
The International Climate Protection Proposal is in accordance with the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) aiming at changing the collective behaviour of governments, private investors, and other stakeholders in order to address global environmental problems – climate change, depletion of natural resources, desertification, trade in endangered species, pollution through chemicals, etc.
Governments have the main responsibility for the achievement of goals under MEAs, for designing adequate policies and for allocating the necessary funds for their implementation. However, successful implementation of MEAs also depends on the
contribution of other stakeholders, particularly, that of the business sector.
[1] European Commission: Climate change: Commissioner Dimas welcomes 2005 reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions and calls for further action
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/835&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
[2] OECD Workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Private Investment ... on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and Private Investment. Helsinki, 16-17 June 2005
http://www.google.de/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdataoecd%2F14%2F27%2F34973020.
pdf&ei=Ny8JR9sSp6zRBN-6uLEI&usg=AFQjCNGvvkeJwxvQs-dluSZKlUI0JuK1FQ&sig2=pVsCxA4T1LaszolOtLkXGQ