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How energy use caps can open the door of sustainability Veronika Kiss

How energy use caps can open the door of sustainability Veronika Kiss. Issues to Be Addressed. Full-world – Unsustainable Consumption Market Failures , Resources Wasting – Inefficient Allocation Unequal Access and Unfair Benefit Sharing – Unjust Distribution s.

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How energy use caps can open the door of sustainability Veronika Kiss

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  1. How energy use caps can open the door of sustainability Veronika Kiss

  2. Issuesto Be Addressed • Full-world – UnsustainableConsumption • Market Failures, ResourcesWasting – InefficientAllocation • Unequal Access and Unfair BenefitSharing – UnjustDistributions

  3. What Can Be Proposed? • …solving the interrelated economic, social and environmental problems are only possible by using an overarching and holistic regulatory framework… • Umbrella legislations targeting the interrelated challenges • Focus on energy as key resource and capping the economy’s non-renewable energy consumption

  4. HungarianClimateBill • Friends of the Earth (FoE) Hungary proposed, run a publiccampaign (2008-2010) • National Council for SustainableDevelopmentputit on its agenda (2008-2009) • Hungarian National Assembly (HNA) passed a resolution on drafting the act (May 2009), debatedit (Febr 2010) • Failedtobecome a law (twoamendmentproposalstechnicallyblocked, end of mandateof HNA, lack of politicalwill) • National Energy Strategy proposal for an energy cafeteria (2011) • s

  5. 4 Pillars of Climate Bill Proposal • Pillar 1: Non-renewableenergyquota: equalquotas/person, quota-money is created, saving and sellingpossible, totalreducedyearbyyear • Pillar 2: Market for environmentalfriendlyproducts and services: labelingschemebased on environmental and ethicalcharacteristics • Pillar 3: Revolvingfund: interest free supportinquotacurrencytoindividuals/companiesforenergy saving investments • Pillar 4: Advisorysystem: adviseonpersonalquotaplanning and trading, onlifestylechange

  6. TradableEnergyQuotas – TEQs • First published by the Fleming Policy Center (1996) • Ten Minute Rule Bill (2004) • Government funded research (2006) • Pre-feasibility study (2008) • All Party Parliamentary Report 2011 (media/endorsements) • No further actions

  7. TradableEnergyQuotas – TEQs • electronic system for rationing carbon-rated energy for allenergyusers • surrendered units in addition to cash payment when fuel or energy is purchased • unconditional free Entitlement to TEQs units for individuals • weekly Tender (auction) for otherusers • trade withunitsbetweenunder and over consumers • totalreducedannuallyby the Committee on ClimateChange in line withinternationalagreements

  8. WilltheseProposalsPromoteSocialJustice? • Familiesinsociallybetterpositionwill be motivatedtoswitchtorenewables • Familiesinsociallyworsepositionwill be motivatedtoinvestinenergy saving • Atsocietallevel, sustainablewell-beingmay be enhanced • In Hungary socialinjustices, inequalities and relativepovertywillnot be reduceddueto the pattern in energyuseaswellasinproperinformation flow • Leastdevelopedaspect of theproposalsis relatedtosocialcapital

  9. IssuesforDiscussion • Can a single policy tool (however complex) address an interrelated problem-complex? • Who is listening to the voices of the poor? What do poor people really want? • Is there any significant difference between East and West Europe in the pattern of energy use? • How does information flow in the countries of these regions? Can marginalized people access information?

  10. Thankyouforyourattention! veronikakissphd@gmail.com

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