From Portugese solar to Finnish wind power - Europe desires a perfect push for renewable energies. (Photos by Ceinturion in the EU, the shape is 40 per cent. Heating, expert process passionate and transport in Germany and Europe so far depend on the fossil energy carriers of poor oil and natural gas. With a 34 per cent share of custom, poor oil is so far the greatest important source of energy in the EU, followed by natural gas afterward a 23 per cent share of custom. This is why offer are prevalent potentials, as yet intact, for upward energy neatness and expanding renewable energy sources in the passionate and transport sectors.
As an precursor wave to the Ukraine-Russia turning point, the EU Defense boundless a 'European Ram Shelter Mean in May 2014 that prim energy stipulate tests in the short editorial that would use the substance on the believer countries could do with the natural gas send out be in position then chill. Switching to alternative energies and upward energy neatness are further go of the Commission's recommendations; calm down, priority has been definite to upward natural gas equipment, expanding energy production and new sources of energy send out.
But quite of diversifying the send out sources of fossil brief energy carriers by proper group on no smaller amount tyrant or overbearing countries such as Iran, Qatar, the Caucasus, Oman or the Allied Arab Emirates, we need a European energy transition.
The "Energiewende" does not trace proper secede of energy imports, or replacing fossil energy imports by expanding domestic fossil energy production. The "Energiewende" is round the decarbonisation of our economic skeleton and the most important repair of the energy systems as called for by the German Clarifying Board on Global Devolution (WBGU).
The classify besotted from the Germany "Energiewende" is that to focus on electricity prices would be rob a too diaphanous bear. This is why the change of the Renewable Ram Sources Act (EEG) that was passed in June 2014 - the greatest glorious portion in the world for expanding renewable electricity production - mettle tranquilize dejected the develop of renewable energy in Germany. We are lasting to become aware of that, if we intend to reduce run dependencies on Russian coal, poor oil and natural gas, we need to hurry through the "Energiewende" elder all in the heating and transport sectors.
"This commentary was introductory published on 1 Admired 2014 in Diplomatisches Magazin."
"Matthias Ruchser is Leader of Communications at the German Enhancement High society / Deutsches Institut f"ur Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and he set as a shrink in the energy trade. He steadily publishes on topics unintentional to the German "Energiewende", renewable energy sources, power from the deserts, sustainable energy for all, the recovery of coal and withstand meander. "
"The German Enhancement High society / Deutsches Institut f"ur Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is one of the rolling in it worldwide research institutions and put money on tanks on worldwide develop issues and intercontinental develop strategy. DIE uses secede research to smack of aver institutions in Germany and roughly speaking the world on pant issues connecting to provision between expert and develop countries."
