Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011

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Autor(a) principal: Correia, Ana Luísa Robalo
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11525
Resumo: A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
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spelling Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011Electricity productionFossil fuel dependenceInterfuel substitutionCO2 emissionsLiberalizationA Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsThis paper investigates (i) the diversity of fuel mix for power generation in the European Union measured by the Shannon-Weiner Index (SWI) computed for the 28 member-states between 1990 and 2010, and (ii) the degree of interfuel substitution in the electricity system of eight Western European countries where liberalization and other public policies have been implemented since the 1990s. We find evidence of high concentration of fuels for power generation, with fossil fuel sources still dominating the fuel-mix in spite of concerns over energy security supply and compliance with the EU target to reduce CO2 emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. A Linear Logit Model was built to compute the elasticities of substitution between coal, natural gas and oil, accounting for electricity market liberalization and the creation of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in the Western power sector for 1990-2011. The findings suggest that natural gas has been regarded as a transition fuel to a low-carbon area, mostly at the expense of oil. Liberalization has also generated more flexibility for fuel-switching.NSBE - UNLCunha-e-Sá, Maria AntonietaRUNCorreia, Ana Luísa Robalo2014-012014-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/11525TID:201474379enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T03:46:03Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/11525Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:20:20.453125Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
title Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
spellingShingle Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
Correia, Ana Luísa Robalo
Electricity production
Fossil fuel dependence
Interfuel substitution
CO2 emissions
Liberalization
title_short Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
title_full Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
title_fullStr Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
title_full_unstemmed Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
title_sort Fossil fuel dependence and interfuel substitution in the electricity sector of Western European countries between 1990-2011
author Correia, Ana Luísa Robalo
author_facet Correia, Ana Luísa Robalo
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Cunha-e-Sá, Maria Antonieta
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Correia, Ana Luísa Robalo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Electricity production
Fossil fuel dependence
Interfuel substitution
CO2 emissions
Liberalization
topic Electricity production
Fossil fuel dependence
Interfuel substitution
CO2 emissions
Liberalization
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