Paths Toward Smart Energy: A Framework for Comparison of the EU and China Energy Policy

Abstract—National decisions and behaviors are strictly interdependent and each of them may affect the whole planet; hence, the harmonization and coordination of the policy are key issues. Particularly in the energy sector, where scarce resources, presently unevenly shared by the various nations with possible arising of conflicts, need to be allocated to keep the pace with economic growth and in a manner compatible with the preservation of the environment. In this paper we use the concept of “Smart Energy”as a way to embrace the target to meet commitments to the worlds sustainability, and a comparison of the energy policies of two key-world players the EU and China is undertaken in this context. A framework for quantitatively assessing effectiveness of various specific policy tools is proposed. The policies are defined and analyzed with reference to the general goals, the tools to pursue those goals and their outcomes, possibly in a quantitative manner resorting to a set of meaningful metrics.

HAN Bei;  BOMPARD Ettore;  PROFUMO Francesco;  XIA Qing; 

2014-06-04

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

JRC85406

1949-3029,   

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6704295,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC85406,   

10.1109/TSTE.2013.2288937,