The principal driver of today's impressive renewable energy growth is policy.
Growth of renewables is strongest where and when the policy-makers in charge have established favourable
conditions. Today, we can benefit from a rich set of policy experiences that have been made
at national and local levels.
Policies respond to specific national and local realities. There is not one kind of policy
that fits in all contexts. This overview of
renewable energy policy-making provides a commented guide to authoritative sources
of information and lessons learnt.
In the second chapter we consider
more specifically those energy systems where renewable energy technologies have
achieved a
high significance. These relevant markets for
renewable energies merit special attention.
Recommended Reading:
Policy
Recommendations for Renewable Energies, key
outcome of the renewables 2004 Conference
Renewable Energy Deployment Policies Draft,
Opportunities for the rapid deployment of renewable energy in large
economies (pdf, 442 KB)
