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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111473
	Are voluntary markets effective in replacing state-led support for the expansion of renewables? – A comparative analysis of voluntary green electricity markets in the UK, Germany, France and Italy
	Herbes C.; Rilling B.; MacDonald S.; Boutin N.; Bigerna S.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	03014215
卷号	141
英文摘要	With state-led support being only temporary, attention has turned to retail electricity markets to provide long-term support for renewable electricity. Past research has focused on consumer preferences for green electricity, i.e. the demand side. We investigated the supply side by analyzing what suppliers selling green retail electricity products in the UK, Germany, France and Italy actually provide. Through content analysis of the online data provided by these companies, we found that most products in Germany and France rely on Scandinavian hydropower. Since almost all of these plants have been operating for decades, these products today cannot be said to effectively drive new renewable capacities. Products in the UK and Italy rely on sources which already have state-led support and thus also do not drive the expansion of renewables. In fact, none of the four countries has established a policy framework that successfully fosters the development of a voluntary market for green electricity capable of driving the expansion of renewables. Alignment between sustainable energy policy objectives, consumer demand, and supply-side offerings in a voluntary market might be improved by empowering consumers through a simplified and possibly state-led labeling scheme that focuses on environmental impact and includes minimum standards for performance. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Comparative Electricity International Marketing Renewable energy Voluntary market
英文关键词	Binary alloys; Digital storage; Environmental impact; Expansion; Sales; Comparative analysis; Consumer preferences; Green electricity; Green electricity market; Renewable capacity; Renewable electricity; Retail electricity markets; Sustainable energy policy; Power markets; alternative energy; comparative study; empowerment; energy market; energy policy; environmental impact; France; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/204699
作者单位	Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Institute for International Research on Sustainable Management and Renewable Energy (ISR), Neckarsteige 6-10, Nuertingen, 72622, Germany; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom; Aix-Marseille University, CERGAM, Chemin de la Quille - Puyricard, Aix-en-Provence, 13090, France; Università degli Studi di Perugia, Department of Economics, Via A. Pascoli 20, Perugia, 06123, Italy
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Herbes C.,Rilling B.,MacDonald S.,等. Are voluntary markets effective in replacing state-led support for the expansion of renewables? – A comparative analysis of voluntary green electricity markets in the UK, Germany, France and Italy[J],2020,141.
APA	Herbes C.,Rilling B.,MacDonald S.,Boutin N.,&Bigerna S..(2020).Are voluntary markets effective in replacing state-led support for the expansion of renewables? – A comparative analysis of voluntary green electricity markets in the UK, Germany, France and Italy.Energy Policy,141.
MLA	Herbes C.,et al."Are voluntary markets effective in replacing state-led support for the expansion of renewables? – A comparative analysis of voluntary green electricity markets in the UK, Germany, France and Italy".Energy Policy 141(2020).