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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>While this is
not exactly a GHG question, as you are professionals involved in measuring, I
thought I would ask this question. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A recent
paper in the journal <i>Energy Policy</i> argues that the two major options for
calculating renewable energy towards the EU target (based on the primary energy
or final energy method) are both flawed and could “result in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>policies that
are inefficient in terms of saving conventional fuels and avoiding CO2
emissions”. A simple substitution method could help resolve solve these
problems, “at the expense of very limited concessions regarding data
accuracy and simplicity”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This is
particularly important given the debate this fall in the European Parliament
about the EU’s 20% renewable energy target. It could also have
implications for other jurisdictions that may have specific renewable energy
targets. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The paper can
be downloaded here (subscription required): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.014" target=doilink>doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.014</a> <u><span
style='color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Energy Policy
Volume 36, Issue 9, September 2008, Pages 3243-3248<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you don’t
have a subscription, then I am sure you could contact the author of the paper: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reinoud
Segers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Statistics
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:RSGS@CBS.nl">RSGS@CBS.nl</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>+31 (0) 70
337 4203<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(I have
already been in contact with him).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks and best
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Murray<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Murray
Birt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Senior
Policy Advisor - Energy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>Confederation
of British Industry - CBI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Point<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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