Published Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 3 - Climate change
This publication forms a section of the Manual of European Environmental Policy, published by IEEP in 2012. This chapter on EU climate change policy outlines the initial EU programme to stabilise CO2 emissions in the EU with explanations of the directives, decisions and legislation that were employed to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Topics discussed in this chapter include: energy taxation, promotion of electricity from renewable sources, and carbon capture and storage. Further sections cover legislation on standardising, trading, monitoring and limiting emissions.
- 3.1 Overview of climate change PDF 397.4 KB
- 3.2 Effort sharing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions PDF 218.5 KB
- 3.3 Emission trading PDF 379 KB
- 3.4 Monitoring and limiting greenhouse gases PDF 314.7 KB
- 3.5 CO2 from passenger cars PDF 352.3 KB
- 3.6 Emission performance standards for light commercial vehicles PDF 264.1 KB
- 3.7 Energy taxation PDF 291.6 KB
- 3.8 Fluorinated greenhouse gases PDF 291.4 KB
- 3.9 Promotion of electricity from renewable sources PDF 151.1 KB
- 3.10 Promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport PDF 140.3 KB
- 3.11 Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources PDF 425.1 KB
- 3.12 Combined heat and power PDF 268.9 KB
- 3.13 Use of carbon capture and storage PDF 281.9 KB
- 3.14 Energy end-use efficiency and energy services PDF 283.3 KB
- 3.15 Energy performance of buildings PDF 304.3 KB
- 3.16 Energy using products PDF 393.6 KB
- 3.17 Energy labelling PDF 480.1 KB
- 3.18 Intelligent energy Europe PDF 293.1 KB
- 3.19 Adapting to climate change PDF 309.6 KB
- 3.20 Related legislation climate change PDF 91.1 KB
- 3.21 International conventions and cooperation climate change PDF 280.6 KB
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- 3.1 Overview of climate change PDF 397.4 KB
- 3.2 Effort sharing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions PDF 218.5 KB
- 3.3 Emission trading PDF 379 KB
- 3.4 Monitoring and limiting greenhouse gases PDF 314.7 KB
- 3.5 CO2 from passenger cars PDF 352.3 KB
- 3.6 Emission performance standards for light commercial vehicles PDF 264.1 KB
- 3.7 Energy taxation PDF 291.6 KB
- 3.8 Fluorinated greenhouse gases PDF 291.4 KB
- 3.9 Promotion of electricity from renewable sources PDF 151.1 KB
- 3.10 Promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport PDF 140.3 KB
- 3.11 Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources PDF 425.1 KB
- 3.12 Combined heat and power PDF 268.9 KB
- 3.13 Use of carbon capture and storage PDF 281.9 KB
- 3.14 Energy end-use efficiency and energy services PDF 283.3 KB
- 3.15 Energy performance of buildings PDF 304.3 KB
- 3.16 Energy using products PDF 393.6 KB
- 3.17 Energy labelling PDF 480.1 KB
- 3.18 Intelligent energy Europe PDF 293.1 KB
- 3.19 Adapting to climate change PDF 309.6 KB
- 3.20 Related legislation climate change PDF 91.1 KB
- 3.21 International conventions and cooperation climate change PDF 280.6 KB