susanne krawack: energy policy transition in denmark
DESCRIPTION
Presentation at seminar "Energy revolution!? Lessons from German and Danish Energy Policy" 29.5.2013 in Helsinki Esitys seminaarissa "Energiavallankumous!? Opit Saksan ja Tanskan energiapolitiikasta" 29.5.2013TRANSCRIPT
Member based think tank on climate mitigation and adaptation policies
Politically independent
”CONCITO will provide analyses, based on research and practice … which can be translated into direct
action in politics, business and the responsibilities of every citizen.”
The Constitution of CONCITO
CONCITO
ACO 2012
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5
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1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Forbrugsudledning (globalt)
Officiel udledning (nationalt)
Ton CO2e per dansker
CO2 emission related to consumption
The CO2 footprint of a dane
4907
789
877
3076
1668
1519
19 tons CO2e/dansker/år
Ting og sager
Service og kommunikation
Fly
Mad og drikke
Scope 1
Scope 2
13+6 t
Scope 1: direkte energiforbrug, benzin, gasfyr, mv.
Scope 2: el og fjernvarme
•Energy consumption is reduced
•Share of renewable energy is increasing
•Transition is mainly in the energy sector
•Transport and agriculture are lacking behind
•Some export of CO2 takes place
Status
1. Energy efficiency: (810 PJ in 2010 to 520 PJ in 2050)
• A heavy obligation on energy companies
• Building renovation
2. Renewable Energy:
• Wind
• Biomass (wood pellets)
• Biogas (slurry and organic waste)
3. Electrification:
• Industry, heating, transport
• The Nordic electricity market
• ”Smart Grid”, electric cars
:
Three types of initiatives
1. ”Our energy” provides 34 % reduction in 2020
– target is 40 %
• Agriculture and transport - a plan in late 2013
2. Financing the transition
• PSO and ”supply security tax”
• The price of electricity and heating goes up
• SMEs and low-income families pay the most
• North Sea oil revenues?
Challenges
Biomass:
• Defined as CO2-neutral in the EU ETS
and the Kyoyo Protocol
• Wood pellets a challenge if demand is heavily increased
• Time factor
• Biomass production >< land use change
• Should apply emission factors to biomass
• How much CO2 neutral biomass exist?
Challenges
•National investment: 750 mill. Euro
investments and lost revenues from fossil fuel taxes
•Roughly 1,700 DKK/family/year in 2020
•Increased energy cost for companies
Cost
Electric cars
Loading the
Batteries when the
wind blows will
balance supply
and demand
A smart grid strategy has just been launched
•Denmark has reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions
•There are ambitious plans for a CO2 neutral Denmark in 2050
•The measures are :
• Increase efficiency
• More wind and bio mass
•Financed by the consumers
•The green transition can create new markets
•Bio mass is most probably a wrong way
•Transport and agriculture is still behind
•The current economic crises reduces Governments ambitions
Summing up