By Ulrich Steger,Wouter Achterberg,Kornelis Blok,Henning Bode,Walter Frenz,Corinna Gather,Gerd Hanekamp,Dieter Imboden,Matthias Jahnke,Michael Kost,Rudi Kurz,Hans Gottfried Nutzinger,Thomas Ziesemer

Explores how those conflicting situations should be reconciled; how will we form a extra sustainable strength method from the prevailing one; and attainable technological development and techniques to allow a brighter destiny.



Addresses the truth that there exists no consensus at the volume to which strategies can rather give a contribution to reconciling ever-growing power intake, availability of assets and the surroundings, and the structural calls for on any power system.



Offers and explains a four-point strategy:


Energy may still in response to its significance regain a best precedence within the political area; higly certain subsidies could be given for a restricted period of time to hurry up the industry advent of energy-efficient and regenerative suggestions in analogy to the ‚Dutch model‘; Negotiated agreements and unilateral self-commitments can accordingly be sure extra industry diffusion of sustainable power innovations.; the elemental examine in strength shouldn't be reduced yet intensified instead

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