Economic Themes (2008) 46 (3) 1, 1-16

THE EU ENERGY POLICY IN THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBALIZATION


Biljana Rakić

Abstract: Energy policy has a new responsibility to manage the environmental impact of its activities and in the way to support national and international environmental policy. Energy policy is needed in order to change way of getting and distribution of energy. According to the Kyoto protocol, increase of global temperature will be above 2º C until 2050, so the key aim is to reduce emission of CO2 in the world. Control of climate changes and their unwanted consequences is imperative in the future of global energy police. Environmental acceptability is one of the most important criteria in evaluation of applicability for new technologies and investments. Current regulations for emission limits in European countries are very rigorous, with trends to become more rigorous. Those regulations Serbia must apply in the near future.

Keywords:  sustanable development; energy policy; renewable energy sources

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