scholarly journals EU INDUSTRIAL POLICY BEFORE THE NEW PROGRAM PERIOD 2021-2027

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
V. Gaydardzhieva
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Policy ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
Framework Conditions ◽  
The Eu

The main objective of the European Union's (EU) industrial policy is to increase the competitiveness of European industry so that it can continue to play its role as a driver of sustainable growth and employment in Europe. In order to provide better framework conditions for the EU industry, different strategies have been adopted. At the beginning of the current programming period (2014-2020), the European Commission (EC) calls on Member States to recognize industry's leading role as a factor for economic growth, employment and competitiveness through measures in all policy areas. The new approach to industrial policy, formulated in the Europe 2020 strategy, aims at boosting EU competitiveness, generating growth, creating jobs and enabling the transition to low-carbon economy and efficient use of resources. The EU-prepared and European-level discussion of a "Renewed EU Strategy for Industrial Policy" of 2017 is a first step towards the development of an EU-oriented industrial strategy that needs a common approach based on the competitive advantages of the economy and businesses, taking into account the European model of high environmental and social standards and setting an ambitious long-term vision for industry over a decade and beyond a future for the benefit of citizens and the economy. Industrial policy should not protect aging businesses, but should eliminate unfair commercial practices and draw up an action plan in line with strategic objectives. It should become part of the “Sovereign Europe Program.”

Construction of Synthetically Integrated System for Agricultural Enterprises Based on Low-Carbon Economy

2012 ◽  
Vol 573-574 ◽  
pp. 854-858
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Xiao Wen Jie
Keyword(s):  
Integrated System ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
Energy Crisis ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
The Core ◽  
Strategic Transformation ◽  
Carbon Economy

In facing with increasingly serious climate and energy crisis, the society came across with contradictions of environmental crisis and economic development. As to the solution, the development of low-carbon economy is an effective one. By analyzing the tendency of global economic and the necessity of low-carbon agriculture in China, the author raises the opinion that to build low-carbon synthetically integrated system with the agricultural enterprises as the core unit, together with main associations in the industry and synergetic associations in environment, and this is an important way for agricultural enterprises to fulfill their strategic transformation and to achieve sustainable growth. In this paper, theories and integration elements of this system will be analyzed and conceptual model will be constructed and analyzed.

scholarly journals The “New” Environmental Policy Of The European Union: A Path To Development Of A Circular Economy And Mitigation Of The Negative Effects Of Climate Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zofia Wysokińska
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
European Union ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy ◽  
The Eu

This paper analyses the evolution of the new environmental policy of the European Union in the context of the efforts undertaken to moderate the negative effects of climate change. It describes all the activities in the European Union designed to implement new tools of the EU environmental policy, such as low carbon economy technologies, tools that improve the efficiency of managing the limited natural resources, the environmentally friendly transport package, etc. All of them are aimed at laying the foundations of the circular economy, which may also be referred to as a closed-loop economy, i.e., an economy that does not generate excessive waste and whereby any waste becomes a resource.

EU Green Deal will involve greater state regulation

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Sector Funds ◽  
The Eu

Subject European Green Deal. Significance The European Green Deal seeks to transform the EU to a low-carbon economy. It proposes radical change in the way goods and services are produced and consumed. While based on a level playing field for all actors within the EU, it implies much greater state regulation of economic and social activities with the aim of achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Impacts The Green Deal’s adoption would increase the likelihood of environmental criteria becoming more prominent in trade policy. The mobilisation of additional public sector funds implies rising debt levels on top of the expenditure relating to COVID-19. COVID-19 will delay EU and member state scrutiny and ratification of the Green Deal components.

The EU Emissions Trading System in Crisis-Ridden Greece: Climate under Neoliberalism

2020 ◽  
pp. 048661342091054
Author(s):  
Andriana Vlachou ◽  
Georgios Pantelias
Keyword(s):  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Eu Ets ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Trading System ◽  
Distributional Effects ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Environmental Effectiveness ◽  
Emissions Trading System ◽  
The Eu

Neoliberal capitalism has extended the use of markets to address climate and energy issues. Carbon trading characteristically exemplifies the neoliberalization of climate policy. This paper discusses the workings of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in the European Union (EU) with a focus on its application in crisis-ridden Greece. Beyond environmental effectiveness and distributional effects, the paper explores the interactions of the EU ETS with crisis, austerity programs, energy poverty, and uneven development. Despite adjustments and changes, the EU ETS continues to indicate limited environmental effectiveness and unjust distributional effects. Moreover, by forging a centralized neoliberal transition to a low-carbon economy without consideration of the issues faced by unevenly developed and crisis-stricken EU members such as Greece, the EU ETS leads to additional disturbances and problems for the Greek economy as a whole, its pauperized working people, and its energy and climate options to reduce emissions on its own potential, needs, and priorities.

THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF ANTI-DUMPING AND ANTI-SUBSIDY POLICIES AMONG CHINA, THE U.S. AND THE EU: THE PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (03) ◽  
pp. 513-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
HUA WANG ◽  
JUE WANG ◽  
ZHONGXIAN FENG
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The U.S ◽  
The Eu

Since the end of 2011, the U.S., the European Union (EU) and China have been searching for a trade remedy regarding each other’s photovoltaic (PV) industry. Based on the perspective of the value chain of Global Solar Energy PV industry, this paper examines related factors including the tax rate imposed on the PV industry, and uses the global simulation model (GSIM) to predict the trade impact and welfare effects generated from the “double-anti” policy (anti-dumping laws with countervailing duties). The results of the research showed that China has not yet formed a complete value chain of the PV industry that is internationally competitive. The economic effect of the “double-anti” policy on China as a result of the EU is more pronounced than that with the U.S. The “double-anti” policy will have a negative impact on China’s low carbon economy development. The authors conclude that the development of polycrystalline silicon in China needs to be supported by forcible policy measures and targeted measures are proposed.

Research on the Development Mechanism of the Low-Carbon City

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 2381-2387
Author(s):  
Wei Li Zhai ◽  
Wen Ping Peng
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Low Carbon City ◽  
Carbon Economy

After the UN climate conference in Copenhagen and the Cancun conference in Mexico, the world pays more attention to low-carbon development. Low-carbon city is an important path to develop the low-carbon economy. Countries all over the world have take action now: Britain’s climate change action plan; Danish’s low-carbon communities; Japan’s low-carbon society action plan. In the sixth nationwide population census, urban population closes to the rural population. Urban create 70 percent GDP, it is also a major source of carbon emissions. How economic development decouple from carbon emissions in the process of industrialization, it is a major problem encountered in China. In this paper, it describes the process of the low-carbon city evolution and the concept of the low-carbon city firstly, then it analyses the status of low-carbon city construction in our country secondly, finally the paper puts forward countermeasures. The countermeasure will has important meaning to develop low-carbon economy in our country.

scholarly journals Polityka klimatyczna UE a rozwój polskiej energetyki konwencjonalnej

2011 ◽  
pp. 137-168
Author(s):  
Piotr Jeżowski
Keyword(s):  
Climate Policy ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Industrial Emissions ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Eu Climate Policy ◽  
The Eu

The study's aim is the analysis and the assessment the EU climate policy and its impacts on the development of conditions of the Polish conventional energy sector. The EU climate policy has a strong influence on Polish energy sector to the year 2020 and further. The position of Polish energy sector is unusual in Europe due to the structure of domestic energy balance. This all with confrontation to the EU aspirations for low carbon economy gives uncertain perspectives for the conventional energy sector. The very ambitious EU climate package and the New Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) led Poland to enormous investments in modernization of coal power and heat plants, very expensive CCS technologies and nuclear power plants. The energy sector isn't able to finance all theseprograms. The climate package and the IED will generate also the increase of energy prices in the next two decades which will be very difficult to absorpt by the national industry and households. 

scholarly journals Nordic green bond issuers’ views on the upcoming EU Green Bond Standard

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-279
Author(s):  
Linn Björkholm ◽  
Othmar M. Lehner
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Bond Market ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Reputational Risk ◽  
Green Finance ◽  
Bond Issuers ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Eu

The green bond market is growing and becoming increasingly important in green finance and for the transition to a low-carbon economy. Still, the green bond market is to a large extent unstandardised. There is no commonly agreed definition of the term ‘green’. This has been seen as one of the biggest challenges when it comes to the development of the green bond market. The need of a unified EU standard has been raised and as an effect the establishment of the EU Green Bond Standard is now in development. However, new standards might not only bring advantages, but also challenges. Striking the right balance of strictness might be hard. The research has been conducted through qualitative method with semi-structured interviews. Nine interviews were held during November and December 2020. The data was then analysed through thematic coding in order to find patterns of meaning. The results show that Nordic green bond issuers overall are positive towards the EU Green Bond Standard. The EU GBS has a good aim, to harmonise and enlarge the green bond market. However, the standard brings challenges that are to a large extent known challenges which the EU GBS aims to address, such as labour intensive reporting processes, lack of initiative and reputational risk. Also, it is argued that the standard is not fair and applicable for all the countries and companies. Countries national laws may not always go hand in hand with the standard. For example, the requirements for green buildings are seen as challenging in the Nordics. If these challenges are not taken into consideration, Nordic green bond issuers fear that the market will not grow, but instead decrease. Additionally, Nordic green bond issuers argue the adoption of the EU GBS is not a guarantee for issuers. Bigger institutes are seen to be early adopters. For other issuers investor requirement and positive impact on their company reputation is seen as the key drivers for adoption of the standard.

scholarly journals Decarbonisation and renewable energies in Hungary

2014 ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
Orsolya Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Dependency ◽  
Carbon Economy ◽  
The Eu

The decarbonisation of the power sector signifies reducing its carbon dependency. The aim of several programmes is making a conversion to a sustainable & low-carbon economy. Some of the targets by the EU are legally binding, thus appear in the national legislation and strategies. To meet the objective, we need to use renewable energy soures expansively.

scholarly journals Aspects of the Circular Economy in the Member States of the European Union

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Florina Bran ◽  
Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav ◽  
Svetlana Platagea Gombos ◽  
Petrică Sorin Angheluță
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Use Of Resources

The interest in having a low-carbon economy has led to transformations in the economies of all countries. New economic models are being put into practice. New jobs are being created. Sustainable use of resources is becoming more important. The article presents an analysis of waste generation in the member countries of the European Union. The study of the possibility of reusing certain materials started from the design phase of the finished product. Production processes can also contribute to saving natural resources. This can create new business opportunities and avoid inefficient waste management. The article also analyzes the degree of municipal waste collection, as well as the share of recycled municipal waste. In the production process, the recovery of certain materials and then their use can lead to savings in the use of raw materials. This reduces the pressure exerted by the extraction of raw materials on the environment. Further investments in green technologies will contribute to the efficient use of natural resources, restore biodiversity and reduce pollution.

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