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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A nuclear cordon sanitaire</title>
<description><![CDATA[ What to learn from a new report on the Belgian energy mix?]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/a-nuclear-cordon-sanitaire/</link>
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<title>In search of attention</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Publishing is vital for scientists. With the growing number of scientists, the amount of publications and scientific journals is increasing tremendously. This does not mean attention is allocated efficiently though: those who receive a lot of attention will only receive more, whether that recognition is justified or not.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/in-search-of-attention/</link>
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<title>Electricity from the North Sea needs investments in a backbone grid</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Electricity, not oil, is the heart of our energy economy. Electricity is relatively cheap and we have sufficient technologies and energy supplies to generate it – just think of the advances in renewable energy technologies. The production of electricity will be less centralised and, according to the Manhattan Institute, this evolution will only be possible if investments in a backbone grid are made. With the start of energy production in the North Sea this challenge is particularly relevant for Belgium. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/electricity-from-the-north-sea-needs-investments-in-a-backbone-grid/</link>
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<title>The labour market can benefit from a greener economy</title>
<description><![CDATA[ According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the green growth is promising for the labour market: 2 to 3,5 millions jobs could for example be created in Europe and in the United States if big energy efficiency construction sites were launched in the construction sector. This is what comes out of this report which estimates, at the horizon 2030, the job creation potential from a shift towards a less polluting economy. ILO agrees however that the evolution towards a green economy may encounter financing and manpower problems in several developed countries.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-labour-market-can-benefit-from-a-greener-economy/</link>
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<title>Our nuclear housekeeping</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Two weeks ago, there was a discharge of nuclear iodine at the Institute for Radio-elements in Fleurus. This incident raises questions on how to manage such risks.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/our-nuclear-housekeeping/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/our-nuclear-housekeeping/</guid>
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<title>Sustainable development needs the support of everyone</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This working paper of the Bureau du Plan discusses two different scenarios which should both lead to a sustainable development. The first one, "the pyramid", emphasizes a strengthened international cooperation and large-scale technical progress. The second, "Mosaic", rests on national ambitions and the change of individual behavior. Whatever is the scenario, the Bureau du Plan insists on the indispensable support from the citizens for the project of sustainable development. Remember: consuming is to choose the world in which one wants to live.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/sustainable-development-needs-the-support-of-everyone/</link>
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<title>The social cost of carbon: towards a bankrupt or collectivised economy?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Nowadays, very few people doubt the effects of dioxide emissions on climate change. The measures taken to slow the process down and limit as much as possible irreversible damages are costly, but its effects might well be priceless. In this article, Richard Tol estimates polluting effects inflicted to and borne by the society as a whole – the so-called social cost. His conclusion: “if everyone were to pay a carbon price equal to the social cost of carbon […], there is a fair chance that annual taxes would exceed annual income for many people. If the carbon price is a liability, this would imply bankruptcy. If the carbon price is a tax, this would imply complete collectivisation of the economy”. This definitely justifies greenhouse gas reduction today!]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-social-cost-of-carbon-towards-a-bankrupt-or-collectivised-economy/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-social-cost-of-carbon-towards-a-bankrupt-or-collectivised-economy/</guid>
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<title>The olympic choice</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Marc De Vos analyses the failure of the Doha-round and warns for the creeping malaise in economic globalisation. Will the world community continue on the path of an international legal order and common wealth creation?
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-olympic-choice/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-olympic-choice/</guid>
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<title>Oil through the roof</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Many hope a barrel of petrol will go back to a 100 dollar before the end of the year. Their argument is, of course, that the price of 135 dollars per barrel does not reflect the market price triggered by supply and demand but has been caused by financial speculation. In the United States the presidential candidates are trying to surpass one another by cursing the speculators. It is, however, not that simple to estimate the role of speculation on the current oil price. Ivan van de Cloot argues that its role should not be overestimated.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/oil-through-the-roof/</link>
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<title>European energy markets lack integration</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Ten years after the process started, the full liberalization of the European energy market is still far from being achieved. And this is not only due to technical difficulties, but also because of the weak political support to the process of integration. This Bruegel report underlines that the new energy policy developments should consider how to bypass national incentives to guarantee domestic energy supply, to protect access to domestic sources of energy and to protect national industry from the impact of stricter environmental regulation. It stresses that the effective fight against climate change requires common action and that a single market for energy is the basis for a common approach to EU climate policy.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/european-energy-markets-lack-integration/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/european-energy-markets-lack-integration/</guid>
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<title>Oil prices: risk and opportunities</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Based on US data, this paper explores the roles of oil demand and supply shocks in industrial production. It shows that if oil shocks of both types lead to a higher price and have in this regard negative effects, demand shocks also have the positive effect of increasing the demand for goods and services by emerging economies. It suggests that the emergence of new players in the global economy may increase the cost of resources, but it also offers trade opportunities. It is the ability – or lack thereof – to innovate and produce goods that are not easily substitutable that determines whether the new challengers represent a risk or an opportunity for industrialised countries like Belgium.
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/oil-prices-risk-and-opportunities/</link>
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<title>For an effective adaptation to climate change.</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Addressing climate change requires mitigation as well as adaptation strategies. Humans have adapted to climatic changes for millennia, but effective adaptation starts with appropriate incentives and adequate information. This OECD report provides a critical assessment of adaptation costs and benefits for key climate sensitive sectors at the national and global level. Special emphasis is on insurance and risk sharing, environmental markets and pricing, and public private partnerships.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/for-an-effective-adaptation-to-climate-change/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/for-an-effective-adaptation-to-climate-change/</guid>
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<title>High oil prices; the government should adapt as well</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The government cannot control escalating energy prices but should strongly support the adaptive capacity of our economy.
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/high-oil-prices-the-government-should-adapt-as-well/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/high-oil-prices-the-government-should-adapt-as-well/</guid>
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<title>A global production cap: the only way to climate success?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This Stockholm Network report describes 3 plausible futures resulting from 3 different approaches to climate policy at the international level. More specifically, they examine the various climatic, economic and social costs – and consequences – of international policy. Worryingly, only one scenario achieves climate change success as defined by the EU. This ‘step change’ scenario looks at the possibility that policy may take a radically different course in response to a step change in concern about climate change, which lead to the adoption of an entirely new policy framework – a global production cap.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/a-global-production-cap-the-only-way-to-climate-success/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/a-global-production-cap-the-only-way-to-climate-success/</guid>
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<title>Renewable energy; what the Germany success story can teach us</title>
<description><![CDATA[ In a short time, the renewable energies have become a big business in Germany. Johan Albrecht describes how a stimulating policy has created in 10 years not less than 180.000 jobs. The German experience also illustrates the relevance of an annual and critical policy evaluation."]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/renewable-energy-what-the-germany-success-story-can-teach-us/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/renewable-energy-what-the-germany-success-story-can-teach-us/</guid>
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<title>Greening the economy</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This review of the Insead Innovation Centre seeks to identify how the European Union can shape a transition towards a more sustainable and competitive economy. It stresses the role governments have to play in promoting eco-innovation, by supporting research and development, as well as their responsibility in facilitating investments in clean energy, by creating legal and institutional incentives that make it easier for entrepreneurs to set up a company in the EU.   
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/greening-the-economy/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/greening-the-economy/</guid>
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<title>For more energy efficiency</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This comprehensive WEC report reviews the contribution of energy efficiency improvements in energy security and climate policy. In global terms the energy efficiency improved by 1.6% per year between 1990 and 2006 but there are enormous differences between countries and between economic sectors. The report claims that further energy efficiency will be required in the long term, for several reasons. It encourages countries to develop a favorable and stable institutional framework as well as to reinforce their collaboration at international level.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/for-more-energy-efficiency/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/for-more-energy-efficiency/</guid>
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<title>Improving investment climate to improve energy security</title>
<description><![CDATA[ An uninterrupted supply of energy at affordable prices is essential to ensure a proper functioning of the economy. Europe is one of the largest energy consuming regions in the world, but the energy production of European countries is insufficient to cover their energy demand. Except for Russia and Norway, ensuring the security of energy supply is thus a critical issue for European states. This new report of the World Energy Council concludes that an improvement of Europe's energy security is possible but requires a more attractive European investment climate.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/improving-investment-climate-to-improve-energy-security/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/improving-investment-climate-to-improve-energy-security/</guid>
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<title>Free CO2 as price lever</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Johan Albrecht on the impact of CO2 emissions trading on the electricity price. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/free-co2-as-price-lever/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/free-co2-as-price-lever/</guid>
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<title>Driving down CO&#178; Emissions </title>
<description><![CDATA[ Increasing vehicle efficiency is an important component of climate policy. This paper from the Institute for Public Policy Research focuses on the current 120g CO2/KM target by the European Commission. and recommends a lower target at 95g CO2/KM by 2020. Setting targets for new car emissions is one thing, but having an entire car park renewed is another. This requires a comprehensive policy approach.
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/driving-downcoemissions/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/driving-downcoemissions/</guid>
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<title>Breaking the vicious circle economy-environnement-health</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The economic activity affects the environment, which affects our health, which affects in turn our activity and our economic performances. This article of the OECD proposes different answers to better take into account the risks the environment can represent for our health.
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/break-the-vicious-circle-economy-environnement-health/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/break-the-vicious-circle-economy-environnement-health/</guid>
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<title>Controlling climate change: a hindrance to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Climate change can have a pernicious effect on development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Economic development risks to furhter increase environmental stresses. This paper wonders whether there is necessarily a trade-off between controlling climate change on the one hand and meeting the MDGs on the other. It is argued that there is no a priori conflict between the two, although it should also be recognised that the achievement of the MDGs will not necessarily depend on the control – or not – of climate change.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/controlling-climate-change-a-hindrance-to-achieve-the-millennium-development-goals/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/controlling-climate-change-a-hindrance-to-achieve-the-millennium-development-goals/</guid>
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<title>Food, oil and the kingdom of scarcity</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The food crisis, energy crisis as well as the credit crisis follow from the lower investments in risk minimization instruments. And therefore we are back in the age of scarcity.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/food-oil-and-the-kingdom-of-scarcity/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/food-oil-and-the-kingdom-of-scarcity/</guid>
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<title>The case for renewables subsidies must be studied carefully in each individual case</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This study of the IMF analyses the total costs to society of renewable support mechanisms. The justifications for subsidizing renewables (reductions in carbon emissions, technology spillovers due to R&D efforts and security of energy supply) must be balanced against subsidy costs and the cost of alternative strategies. It stresses that the case for subsidies must be studied carefully in each individual case and pushes for a higher emphasis on development of new technologies relative to current productive activity.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-case-for-renewables-subsidies-must-be-studied-carefully-in-each-individual-case/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-case-for-renewables-subsidies-must-be-studied-carefully-in-each-individual-case/</guid>
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<title>Post Kyoto options for Belgium</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This report has followed the decisions taken by EU leaders at the Spring European Council of 2007 (to cut 20% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and use 20% of renewable energy by 2020) and examines possible post-Kyoto options for Belgium. It shows that it is possible to attain very stringent CO2 reductions at a limited welfare cost (0,7% of the GDP in the case of a 22,5% reduction in 2050) and that the CO2 constraints do not impose major shifts in the energy system in the medium term. It emphasizes that what is predominant for the country is the use of more energy efficient technologies and a switch to gas. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/post-kyoto-options-for-belgium/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/post-kyoto-options-for-belgium/</guid>
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<title>How to make Belgium and Europe more carbon competitive?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ When considering the export mix, Belgium and Europe are more vulnerable to carbon pricing schemes than other countries and regions. More than their main competitors, Europe and Belgium specialises in industries with relatively high carbon emissions (such as minerals and chemicals) rather than in high-tech industries and services. This Policy Brief of Bruegel gives three recommendations for policy development in the area of cutting carbon emissions: ensure that policies allow emissions to be cut at the lowest cost, reduce competitive distortions by pushing for widespread use of carbon pricing schemes and avoid trade-skewing sectoral “carve-outs” from such schemes at national level.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/how-to-make-belgium-and-europe-more-carbon-competitive/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/how-to-make-belgium-and-europe-more-carbon-competitive/</guid>
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<title>IPCC denies the climate problem!</title>
<description><![CDATA[ In 2100, the average temperature could be from 1.8 to 4°C higher than today. This is the conclusion of the climate models developed by the IPCC. These models are based on 4 pictures of the future for the 21st century (the SRES story lines: A1, A2, B1 and B2). This publication shows that these 4 pictures of the future are mainly worst-cases scenarios with limited representativeness. None of these scenarios takes into account any climate policy, the fossil shortage or a clean tech environment. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/ipcc-negates-the-climate-problem/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/ipcc-negates-the-climate-problem/</guid>
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<title>Insufficient competition on the energy market</title>
<description><![CDATA[ This paper of the consulting firm Capgemini analyses the European energy market. According to the authors, the European energy market lacks some freedom and competition. The authors underline the lack of secured supply and the need for a strong and binding CO2 quotas framework. In addition, more competition would benefit consumers and foster the development of novel energy technologies. By gradually liberalizing its energy market Belgium made a first step but the journey is still long.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/insufficient-competition-on-the-energy-market/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/insufficient-competition-on-the-energy-market/</guid>
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<title>Energy transition: the Future Is Slow and Swedish</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The fossil shortage necessitates an energy transition . In some pioneer countries technological dynamics are already on track. What are the options for policy makers?]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-future-is-slow-and-swedish/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/the-future-is-slow-and-swedish/</guid>
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<title>Planet&#8217;s Tougher Problems Persist according the UN latest report</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Climate change, growing population, etc. are still hot issues according to the latest Global Environment Outlook published by the United Nations Environment Programme. The report underlines some improvements such as the rising number of environmental policies but, according to the authors, the journey is not over. They even claim that, if these problems are not solved, they could put humanity at risk.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/planets-tougher-problems-persist-according-the-un-latest-report/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/planets-tougher-problems-persist-according-the-un-latest-report/</guid>
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<title>Belgium is missing the Lisbon train.</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The Federal Planning bureau is ringing the emergency bell. If Belgium does not undertake additional efforts, we will miss all the Lisbon strategy objectives from 2010. Improvement of public finances, diminution of the fiscal and social contribution pressure on labor, increases in the activity rate and shrinkage of greenhouse gas emissions require new reforms. These reforms are also necessary to improve the functioning of the labor market. The Planning Bureau notices that the diminution of the social contribution improves employment but only partially compensates for the fiscal loss of the government.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/belgium-is-missing-the-lisbon-train/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/belgium-is-missing-the-lisbon-train/</guid>
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<title>Climate change and linguistic repertoires</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The climate is changing – and so is the way that people talk about it in the UK. British researchers explore the changes in the language that people use in relation to the phenomenon. They recommend to capitalize on the move towards a culture of environmental responsibility but also warn that climate change rapidly could become yesterday’s issue.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/climate-change-and-linguistic-repertoires/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/climate-change-and-linguistic-repertoires/</guid>
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<title>No energy security without technological breakthrough.</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Verrastro and Ladislaw argue that calls for energy independence absent technological breakthroughs ring hollow and are both unrealistic and unachievable in the near term.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/energy-security-in-an-interdependent-world/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/energy-security-in-an-interdependent-world/</guid>
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<title>Betting on bio fuels can have very severe negative ecological consequences.</title>
<description><![CDATA[ A recent OECD report concludes that betting on biofuels can have very severe negative ecological consequences. EU countries should consider more sustainable alternative approaches.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/biofuels-is-the-cure-worser-than-the-disease/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/biofuels-is-the-cure-worser-than-the-disease/</guid>
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<title>Can Belgium be inspired by the French reforms?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ In May 2007, the French elected a new president: Nicolas Sarkozy. In June 2007, his political party, the UMP, won the legislative elections. During  these two political campaings, Nicolas Sarkozy and his Prime Minister promoted a broad reform programme linked to many social and economical issues (pensions, labour market, migration, taxation,...). Could Belgium find some inspiration in the French reforms?
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/can-belgium-be-inspired-by-the-french-reforms/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/can-belgium-be-inspired-by-the-french-reforms/</guid>
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<title>Economics for a climate minister</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The flow of good climate intentions is rarely based on a sound economic analysis. This publication by Proost and Van Regemorter defends a pragmatic Belgian climate policy in a European context.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/economics-for-a-climate-minister/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/economics-for-a-climate-minister/</guid>
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<title>Nuclear: no Brake on Renewable Energy</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Johan Albrecht argues that the longer use of nuclear plants in Belgium will not block investments in renewable energy technologies.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/nuclear-no-brake-on-renewable-energy/</link>
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<title>Final Report Commission on Energy 2030</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The final report of the Commission Energy 2030 depicts the energy future of Belgium until 2030. The economic and environmental consequences of the planned nuclear phase-out from 2015 onwards have been studied in detail. The nuclear phase-out will strongly increase the cost of post-Kyoto climate policies.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/final-report-commission-on-energy-2030/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/final-report-commission-on-energy-2030/</guid>
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<title>A Cost Curve for Greenhouse Gas Reduction</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The debate about global warming is heating up. In this paper, McKinsey evaluates the costs of the environmental policies that will have to be settled. Be warned, the cost will be high. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/a-cost-curve-for-greenhouse-gas-reduction/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/a-cost-curve-for-greenhouse-gas-reduction/</guid>
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<title>Climate Change: Caps vs. Taxes</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Economists at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research defend a fiscal greening as the most cost-effective ‘no regrets’ option for US climate policy. Revenues from energy taxes offer an attractive potential to lower existing taxes on labor and corporate profits. In contrast, the European system for CO2-emissions trading is strongly criticized.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/climate-change-caps-vs-taxes/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/climate-change-caps-vs-taxes/</guid>
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<title>Climate change as a spatial challenge in the Netherlands</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The changing climate requires structural spatial adaptations. The Dutch VROM-council sees this necessity as the start of a new, pro-active spatial policy that can meet  other challenges as well.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/climate-change-as-a-spatial-challenge-in-the-netherlands/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/climate-change-as-a-spatial-challenge-in-the-netherlands/</guid>
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<title>Energy Alarmism. The Myths that Make Americans Worry about Oil</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Many people in the Western world have lost confidence in their country’s “energy security” over the past several years. Eugene Gholz and Daryl G. Press from Cato Institute argue that fears about oil supplies are exaggerated. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/energy-alarmism-the-myths-that-make-americans-worry-about-oil/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/energy-alarmism-the-myths-that-make-americans-worry-about-oil/</guid>
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<title>Energy: Choices for Europe</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Energy policy is a make-or-break challenge for Europe, and a litmus test for the usefulness of the European Union as an institution. Bruegel urges the EU and its Member States to confront hard choices.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/energy-choices-for-europe/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/energy-choices-for-europe/</guid>
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<title>Quelle Politique de l&#8217;&#233;nergie pout l&#8217;Union europ&#233;enne ?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Europe lacks energy and energy lacks Europe. The Montaigne Institute agrees with Bruegel insofar as it sees the European institutions to be stuck in between market powers and Member States’ authorities. Montaigne pleads for a renewal of Europe’s role in energy policy. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/quelle-politique-de-lenergie-pout-lunion-europeenne/</link>
<guid>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/quelle-politique-de-lenergie-pout-lunion-europeenne/</guid>
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<title>Energy [R]Evolution</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and Greenpeace International advocate an energy revolution to address climate change, at the core of which should be a change in the way that energy is produced, distributed and consumed. They provide a practical blueprint for how to urgently meet CO2 reduction targets and secure affordable energy supply. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/energy-r-evolution/</link>
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<title>Climate Relativity</title>
<description><![CDATA[ The failure of international climate policy negotiations does not lead to disaster scenarios. Johan Albrecht explains that the spontaneous economic order helps to keep cool.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/_paper/climate-relativity/</link>
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