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Energy, Policy, and the Environment - Modeling Sustainable Development for the North (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
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Energy, Policy, and the Environment - Modeling Sustainable Development for the North (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation, 6
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This book sets the questions of energy and the environment in the
North in the global context and further addresses historical
developments, views on energy taxation and tariffs, and effects of
EU energy policy. Climate change appears more frequently than ever
on the top of global and national policy agendas. In the current
situation traditional environmental concern and environmental
policy may not suffice in the face of the global challenge as
manifested by climate change and the depletion of fossil energy
resources. But as new data comes to light, new energy policies and
changes in economic structures are crucial for putting into action
global climate policy. Crucial tasks in environmental policy are
the sustainable utilisation of natural resources and the
conservation of natural and human-made habitats. One of the areas
of the world where this comes into play the most is in the Nordic
countries. Northern societies are predominantly high tech, high
consumption and high energy supply societies. And with the
transition from older energy sources (wood for heating and stream
water for power production) to newer ones (oil and nuclear energy)
discussions on the environmental impact have led to public and
corporate action. The Northern countries have been at the forefront
in finding sustainable alternatives to solve conflicts arising from
the rise in energy needs. However, these countries have taken
different pathways with different policies in attempting to achieve
this. As the needs and concerns from climate change arise, a
Northern dimension, involving policies that contrast to European
and global trends, emerges. Energy, Policy, and the Environment:
Modeling Sustainable Development for the North explores that
dimension.
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