Energy emissions (Energy)

Interpretation of theme:
Is item of theme:	Energy

Related overviews

• Key policy issues overview displays the components and their Key policy issues organised by policy theme.
• Policy interventions overview displays policy interventions organised by policy theme.

Energy emissions (Energy) associations

Policy themes are used to classify Key policy issues and policy interventions. The tables below contain the issues and interventions associated with theme item Energy emissions (Energy).

Associated Key policy issues and their components

Component	Description
Energy demand	How can energy efficiency contribute to reducing the growth rate of energy demand and mitigate pressures on the global environment?
Energy supply and demand	How can energy supply and demand become more sustainable, balancing human development, security of supply, and concerns about climate change and air pollution?

Associated policy interventions, their components and the affected components

Policy intervention	Description	Implemented in	Affects component
Apply emission and energy intensity standards	Apply emission intensity standards for e.g. cars (gCO2/km), power plants (gCO2/kWh) or appliances (kWh/hour).	Energy conversion, Energy demand	Emissions
Energy tax or subsidiy	Changing the prices through energy tax or subsidy for the various energy carriers influences the choice of technology and thus the level of emissions.	Energy supply