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NOI DIMENSIUNI ÎN POLITICA ENERGETICĂ A UNIUNII EUROPENE
NEW DIMENSIONS IN THE ENERGY POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Author(s): Mihai Cosmin Duţu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: energy policy; energy security; renewable energies; greenhouse reduction

Summary/Abstract: Europe's citizens and companies need a secure supply of energy at affordable prices in order to maintain our standards of living. At the same time, the negative effects of energy use, particularly fossil fuels, on the environment must be reduced. That is why EU policy focuses on creating a competitive internal energy market, on developing renewable energy sources, on reducing dependence on imported fuels, and on doing more with a lower consumption of energy. EU leaders reached agreement over an energy and climate change 'package' to deliver their ambitious objectives of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing renewable energies by 20% by 2020.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 282-288
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian