Bioenergía en la Unión Europea
- Cerdá Tena, Emilio
- Caparrós Gass, Alejandro
- Ovando Pol, Paola
ISSN: 0213-3865
Year of publication: 2008
Issue Title: Economía del cambio climático
Issue: 67
Pages: 156-181
Type: Article
More publications in: Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía
Abstract
It highlights the fundamental aspects of the main instruments in the European energy policy that affects the bioenergy, in the frame of the renewable energies. This paper reflects the current situation of the EU in each of the four energy sources related to bioenergy: solid biomass, urban solid waste, biogas and biofuel, pointing out in each case the most important countries together with the corresponding measures they have established for such purpose. On the other hand, the paper analyses the potential contribution of the spread of bioenergy growing to the fulfilment of goals like the reduction in Greenhouse gasses emissions, the foster of renewable energy and the use of biofuel in the EU, bearing in mind just what can be produced in the EU territory.