German Ideas on Global Renewable Energy Governance
This chapter enhances a sound understanding of the German government’s action and ideas on global renewable energy governance. German policies to promote renewable energy received worldwide attention in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2
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Sybille Roehrkasten
Global Governance on Renewable Energy Contrasting the Ideas of the German and the Brazilian Governments With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs
Sybille Roehrkasten Potsdam, Germany Dissertation Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 2014
ISBN 978-3-658-10479-5 ISBN 978-3-658-10480-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-10480-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015943744 Springer VS © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, speci¿cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on micro¿lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a speci¿c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer VS is a brand of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the links between global renewable energy governance and national energy politics. It compares the positions of two leaders in the field—Germany and Brazil. Germany has embarked on an Energiewende, a deep structural transformation of the country’s energy system away from nuclear energy and fossil fuels and towards greater energy efficiency and renewable energy. Renewable energy accounts for an increasingly large share of its electricity consumption. Brazil is a leading producer and consumer of ethanol and has one of the worldwide highest shares of renewables in its energy mix. Brazil has also played a critical role in sustainability and renewable intiatives at the global level, hosting the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development and the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. There are many similarities between the two countries. Both are keen to promote renewable energy internationally. Both are leaders in the domestic deployment of renewable energy. Both are taking an active stance in global renewable energy governance. And yet, despite their common interests, Brazil and Germany have very different ideas about what kind of global governance is needed. Germany’s focus has been on institution building as c
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