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In 2006, the Commission of what were then European Communities published a Green Paper on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy (EC, 2006), Based on seven findings, the paper claims that Europe has entered a new energy era: ‘There is an urgent need for investment. [...] Our import dependency is rising. [...] Reserves are concentrated in a few countries. [...] Global demand for energy is increasing. [...] Oil and gas prices are rising. [...] Our climate is getting warmer, [...] Europe has not yet developed fully competitive internal markets’ (EC, 2006: 3).
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Wedel, M. (2016). European Union. In: The European Integration of RES-E Promotion. Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz Energy Policy and Climate Protection. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11930-0_3
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