Improving Energy Decisions Towards Better Scientific Policy Advice for a Safe and Secure Future Energy System /

• Main Authors: Droste-Franke, Bert (Author), Carrier, M. (Author), Kaiser, M. (Author), Schreurs, Miranda (Author), Weber, Christoph (Author), Ziesemer, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment, Schriftenreihe der EA European Academy of Technology and Innovation Assessment GmbH, 42
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy systems.; Ethics.; Electric power production.; Social policy.; Energy Systems.; Energy Technology.; Social Policy.

Managing a successful transition of the current energy supply system to less carbon emitting options, ensuring a safe and secure supply during the whole process and in the long term, is one of the largest challenges of our time. Various approaches and first implementations show that it is not only t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Framework for Developing Long-Term Viable Energy Systems
• Prospects and Limits of Scientific Policy Advice for Future Energy Systems
• Characterisation of Recent Analyses of the Energy System
• Specific Economic Problems and Uncertainties in the Context of Energy Systems
• Energy System 2050 – Impacts of Uncertainties on the Optimal Electricity Generation Mix
• Political Challenges in Managing Transitions of Energy Systems
• Conclusions and Recommendations.