scholarly journals Diversification of European Union Member States Due to the Production of Renewable Energy from Agriculture and Forestry

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Dorota Janiszewska ◽  
Luiza Ossowska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Energy Change ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
European Union Member States

The main objective of this article is to discuss the diversity of European Union countries in terms of their production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry. The analysis includes 28 EU countries. Figures come from 2013-2015. Diversification of European Union members was conducted using cluster analysis. The following diagnostic features were used for the analysis: production of renewable energy from agriculture, share of agriculture in production of renewable energy, change in the production of renewable energy from agriculture in 2013-2015, production of renewable energy from forestry, share of forestry in production of renewable energy, change in the production of renewable energy from forestry in 2013-2015. As a result of the cluster analysis examined regions were divided into five groups.

scholarly journals Rethinking the shadow economy in terms of happiness. Evidence for the European Union Member States

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Violeta ACHIM ◽  
Sorin Nicolae BORLEA ◽  
Lucian Vasile GĂBAN ◽  
Ionut Constantin CUCEU
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Shadow Economy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Member States ◽  
The People ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Fiscal Pressure ◽  
European Union Member States

This paper’s goal is to highlight how happiness affects the level of shadow economy, by using many control variables within different types of potentially determining factors of shadow economy. Another main contribution consists in the systematic comparison between old and new European Union member states in terms of determinants of shadow economy, including happiness. Our findings consist in the fact that happier people are more likely to act honestly, thus causing a decrease in the size of shadow economy and this result is valid both for old and new European Union countries. In addition, we found that the quality of public governance and the richness of a country are associated with a lower propensity towards shadow economy for all the member states. However, the relationship between public governance and shadow economy are never sig-nificant when the happiness and richness variables vary simultaneously. Our research reveals that the shadow economy in European Union countries is explained in percent of about 62% by richness and happiness of the people. Contrary to our expectations, the fiscal pressure seems not to be a determinant for shadow economy in the European Union space.

scholarly journals Quality of Life Indicators in Selected European Countries: Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berislav Žmuk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
European Union ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster Analysis ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Union Member States

Abstract The average expected duration of human life is rising because of different reasons. On the other hand, not only the duration, but the quality of life level is important, too. The higher the quality of life level, the citizens’ happiness and satisfaction levels are higher, which has positive impact on the development and operating of an economy. The goal of this paper is to identify groups of European countries, using statistical hierarchical cluster analysis, by using the quality of life indicators, and to recognise differences in quality of life levels. The quality of life is measured by using seven different indicators. The conducted statistical hierarchical cluster analysis is based on the Ward’s clustering method, and squared Euclidean distances. The results of conducted statistical hierarchical cluster analysis enabled recognizing of three different groups of European countries: old European Union member states, new European Union members, and non-European Union member states. The analysis has revealed that the old European Union member states seem to have in average higher quality of life level than the new European Union member states. Furthermore, the European Union member states have in average higher quality of live level than non-European Union members do. The results indicate that quality of life levels and economic development levels are connected.

scholarly journals Wybrane aspekty oddziaływania rolnictwa na środowisko w państwach Unii Europejskiej

2017 ◽  
Vol 17(32) (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Dorota Janiszewska ◽  
Luiza Ossowska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Ammonia Emissions ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Total Ammonia

The main objective of this article is to discuss the diversity of European Union countries based on selected indicators of agriculture's impact on the environment. Figures come from 2013. The analysis was conducted using the cluster analysis. The following diagnostic features were used for the analysis: gross nitrogen balance, share of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in the selected country in total greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in all of EU countries, pesticide sales per hectare UAA, the share of ammonia emissions in the selected country in total ammonia emissions of all EU countries, share of irrigable areas in total UAA and share of organic area in total UAA. As a result of the cluster analysis examined regions were divided into six groups.

Policies

Energy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Goldemberg
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Union Member ◽  
National Level ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Union Member States ◽  
Policy Targets

What are policy targets for renewable energy? By early 2010, policy targets for the introduction of renewable energy at the national level existed in at least 85 countries worldwide, including all 27 European Union member states. In addition, many national targets for shares of...

scholarly journals Renewable energy in the European Union: support policy and outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
T. Kurbatova ◽  
T. Skibina Skibina
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Energy Field ◽  
Tradable Green Certificate ◽  
European Union Member States

The article deals with the study of support schemes for renewable energy promotion in the European Union member states. The main strategic documents that declare short-term and long-term goals to increase the share of green energy in final energy consumption of the European Union are considered. The primary motivational mechanisms aimed at encouraging the production of energy from renewable energy sources, namely feed-in tariff models, feed-in premium model, and tradable green certificate scheme are analyzed. In addition, a number of secondary motivational tools such as tender systems, net metering, tax and customs privileges which are used in combination with the primary mechanisms for more effective promotion of renewable energy are described. The results of the influence of policy in renewable energy field on increasing the share of green energy in the total energy mixes of European Union member states are presented.

Ranking of European Union Member States Based on the Level of Knowledge Created by the Research and Development Sector

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Krystyna Romaniuk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Ranking Methods ◽  
Member States ◽  
Management Paradigms ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
European Union Member States

The contemporary era is characterized by revolutionary changes in the economy, technological progress, social and political life. Globalization exerts pressure on businesses and entire economies to increase their competitive strength which is defined as the ability to create knowledge. Knowledge creation and management became the new management paradigms. The responsibility for knowledge creation rests mainly upon the research and development sector. The aim of this study was to rank European Union Member States based on the level of knowledge created by their respective research and development sectors and to identify knowledge creation leaders. The analysis relied on EUROSTAT data for 2007-2011 and linear ranking methods with a reference standard. Our results indicate that Western European and Scandinavian countries are the leaders in the area of knowledge creation.

scholarly journals Assessing the Level of Renewable Energy Development in the European Union Member States. A 10-Year Perspective

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3765
Author(s):  
Jarosław Brodny ◽  
Magdalena Tutak ◽  
Peter Bindzár
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Current State ◽  
Renewable Energy Development ◽  
European Union Countries

The global economic development is, to a great extent, dependent on access to large amounts of cheap energy sources. The growing social awareness of ecology and the enormous damage to the Earth’s ecosystem due to the production of energy from conventional sources have forced fundamental changes in the energy sector. Renewable energy is considered to be an opportunity for such changes. The current state of the art allows such changes to be made without restricting economic development. Therefore, activities related to the energy transition are being taken all over the world. The European Union has definitely managed to achieve the most tangible effects in this regard. This article presents the findings of the research aimed at presenting the current state of renewable energy in the European Union and analyzing the changes reported in this sector in the last decade. The research was carried out using a selected set of 11 indicators characterizing renewable energy in individual countries. These indicators were selected on the basis of literature review and own studies of the state of renewable energy and its development prospects. Based on these indicators, changes in the energy structure of individual European Union countries between 2008–2018 were determined. The study is divided into two main stages. The principal components analysis (PCA) was used for the first analysis. In turn, the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) was adopted to assess the level of renewable energy development in the European Union countries. Both these methods and the extended statistical analysis were applied to determine the state of renewable energy development in the European Union countries in the studied period and to divide the Member States into classes with different levels of development. The results of the study showed that the EU countries are characterized by significant differences in the development of RES during the period in question. The unquestionable leaders in this respect are Sweden, Austria, Finland, and Latvia. Based on the findings, it is possible to evaluate the effects of activities related to renewable energy development and to prepare assumptions for future activities. Additionally, both the research and its findings broaden the knowledge of the directions of renewable energy development in individual European Union countries. This is particularly important in the context of changes related to the need to reduce harmful substance emissions and the implementation of the European Green Deal idea.

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