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Today’s energy production and consumption are neither sustainable nor efficient from economic, social and environmental perspectives. Without the adoption of immediate and effective measures, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will double by 2050. As a result there is a growing awareness worldwide that a portfolio of technologies should be deployed in order to meet the energy challenge. Energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage (CCS), renewable energy sources (RES), nuclear power and transport technologies will all make a major contribution in the progress towards a low-carbon economy as well as towards a secure energy supply.
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Kakaras, E. (2011). European Energy Policy and Carbon-Free Electricity Generation. In: Botsiou, K., Klapsis, A. (eds) The Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy Yearbook 2011. The Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy Yearbook Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18415-4_16
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