Taastuvenergia strateegilised kaalutlused

The author examines the EU's transition to renewable energy as a geopolitical shift that offers benefits like reduced import dependence and increased 'soft power', but introduces risks such as industrial rivalry with China and the US, and internal disparities between Western and Eastern Europe. The text argues that the EU currently lacks a clear technical vision for its future integrated energy system, which could lead to inefficient investments and vulnerability to external 'divide and conquer' tactics. It suggests that the EU must combine energy goals with industrial policy and infrastructure standards to maintain global competitiveness, while utilizing mechanisms like the Just Transition Fund to mitigate internal socio-economic frictions.

• Renewable energy provides geopolitical advantages by increasing domestic production capacity, which reduces reliance on imports and improves trade balances with fossil fuel exporters.
• The transition may intensify industrial competition between the EU, the US, and China over global market share, technical expertise, and access to critical materials.
• The EU lacks a comprehensive technical plan for its future integrated energy system, leaving critical questions unanswered regarding the mix of energy sources, the role of decentralized production, and storage locations.
• Germany's central position in European energy flows is questioned, with the author suggesting that alternative interconnectors through Scandinavia, France, the Benelux countries, or the Visegrád Group might increase system resilience.
• The European Green Deal and the Just Transition Fund are identified as essential tools to align member states' priorities and support the transition away from coal.

APA

Scholten, D. (2020). Taastuvenergia strateegilised kaalutlused. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/taastuvenergia-strateegilised-kaalutlused/

Chicago

Scholten, Daniel. Taastuvenergia strateegilised kaalutlused. Green European Journal, 2020. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/taastuvenergia-strateegilised-kaalutlused/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{scholten2020taastuvenergia, author = {Scholten, Daniel}, title = {{Taastuvenergia strateegilised kaalutlused}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/taastuvenergia-strateegilised-kaalutlused/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }