recommended that its Government should aim tor a 60% reduction in CO 2 emissions by 2050, based on the science of the reports from the lntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The recommendation has attracted widespread support from NGOs and other groups. it has also, in part, stimulated the Government to review its energy policy looking forward to 2050. Acknowledgement that Kyoto is only the first step in a much longer journey helps set the context tor a radical reorganization of the energy system. To back up the targets, a whole range of economic instruments should be employed to promote clean power. Wherever possible, these instruments should offer carrots as well as sticks. lncreases in existing energy and carbon taxes, or their introduction where they do not exist, are clearly necessary tor some parts of the economy perhaps small energy users and domestic households. Energy intensive industry could participate in a global emissions trading scheme, which is likely to develop at national and regional level before a full global system is operational. Denmark has a mandatory trading scheme tor electricity generation, and a number of countries including Britain, New Zealand and France are looking to set up voluntary schemes. The EU has a draft proposal tor a scheme starting in 2005. Positive economic incentives should also be offered tor clean energy options. lnvestment in renewables and CHP should receive tax credits or investment allowances, until they become cost competitive with conventional energy. Governments should use their considerable purchasing power to boost green energy markets. Given that low carbon energy is reducing external costs to the economy, there is an economic argument that finance ministries could allocate extra funds to pay tor low carbon methods of meeting their own energy service demands. This could be paying a renewable energy tariff, investing in CHP or setting up energy management contracts to improve the efficiency of their own consumption. CONCLUSION Around the world, 'big energy' is trying to justify itself by talking up energy security arguments. An efficient, decentralized, renewable based energy system will be more efficient than the current system and inherently secure, in comparison to one based on tossil fuel or nuclear power. Most importantly, a decentralized energy system can help deliver the sort of low carbon economy we need to prevent climate change. Failing to design policy to encourage this development will stifle new industries and, by delaying early carbon reductions, make it much tougher politically and economically to cut emissions in the future. Chris Hewett is a Senior Research Fellow at the lnstitute far Public Po/icy Research, Landon, UK. IPPR have just published Power to the peop/e delivering a 21st Century energy system, which sets aut the policy steps the British Government shou/d take to encourage the creation ofa decentralized energy system. Kaynak: Cogeneration and On-Site Power Production tOrblni ile değişken çalışma şartlarına kolayca uyum sağlayın. 0,5MW'tan başlayan kapasitelerdeki Volvo Aero kojenerasyon santralları ile yakıtı en uygun şekilde kullanarak enerjinizi verimli üretin, maliyetinizi önemli ölçüde azaltın. Enerji ihtiyacınız için lütfen bizimle görüşün... ECOGENERATION WORLO �
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