Green Energy presentation
have reworked policies to promote growth that is more
environmentally sustainable
Germany's policies aimed at "greening" the economy provide
several lessons for the United States about how to make
sustainability politically acceptable in a federal system of
government
Germany's impressive feat has been less about innovation than
about implementation
Germany has become a forerunner in promoting a greener,
more sustainable future
German Renewable Energy Act
(Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz
(EEG))
· The Act came into force in the year 2000
· Initial spark of a tremendous boost of renewable
energies in Germany
· Proved to be the world's most effective policy
framework at accelerating the deployment of
renewable energy technologies
· The Renewable Energy Act was the central
political element of one of the greatest paradigm
shifts since the start of the industrial revolution:
the shift from fossil and atomic energy supplies to
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