Expanding Bioenergy in Europe
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Summary, in English
Despite apparently favourable conditions for investment in the bioenergy sector provided by sustained high oil prices and a multitude of policy support measures throughout the EU that are ostensibly intended to create improved economic conditions, many industrialists and investors are still apparently wary of engagement. National policy interventions intended to support and to expand the bioenergy industry are often uncertain and variable, and there have been many negative market experiences as a result of policy shifts. Moreover, there are cases where industry and/or finance sector actors appear to have invested unwisely within reigning economic and policy support regimes. As a first output of a body of broader research, this paper investigates and compares two cases of interactions and dysfunction between national policy interventions and industrial bio-energy strategies in Sweden and Germany. The paper tests a policy evaluation framework upon the two case studies in order to shed light on why problems have arisen and how similar problems might be avoided in the future. The framework tested here is to be further developed and applied to other analyses in the future.
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- bioenergy policy
- bioenergy regulations
- socio-economic aspects
- bioenergy strategy
- market implementation
Conference name
World Bioenergy 2008 - Conference and Exhibition for Biomass from Bioenergy: Taking you from know-how to show-how
Conference date
2008-05-27
Conference place
Jönköping, Sweden
Status
Published