Measures, framework and financing
Targeted measures and instruments have been introduced in Sweden.
The electricity certificate system is a marked based system to support the expansion of electricity production in Sweden from renewable energy sources and peat. It is a part of the country’s overall objective of moving Sweden towards a more ecologically sustainable energy system.
The report, the Electricity Certificate System 2008,
is intended to make statistics on the electricity certificate system
more easily accessible, and to increase understanding of the system. It
brings together, and comments on, statistics from the Swedish Energy
Agency and from Svenska Kraftnät’s IT-system.
Energimyndigheten: The Electricity Certificate System
Swedish Energy Agency’s website about support measures (in Swedish)
An in-depth review from the International Energy Agency analyses the energy challenges facing Sweden and provides critiques and recommendations for further policy improvements. It is intended to provide input for Swedish energy policy makers to help them identify a path towards a more sustainable energy future.
Addressing Climate Change – Swedish policies and measures
Energy indicators
is being set in order to follow up the Swedish energy political goals.
Renewable energy is the
theme for 2008 and is illustrated by the following indicators: Total
renewable energy, renewable electricity/district heating, renewable
energy in transportation, renewable energy in
housings/businesses/industry, bioenergy.
Energimyndigheten: Energiindikatorer 2008 (in Swedish)
Energy in Sweden is published annually and is intended to provide
decision makers, journalists and the public with coherent and easily
available information on developments in the energy sector.
Energimyndigheten: Energy in Sweden 2008
Europe in figures, Eurostat yearbook 2008, presents a comprehensive
selection of statistical data on the European Union, its Member States
and candidate countries. The yearbook may be viewed as an introduction
to European statistics and provides guidance to the vast range of data
freely available from the Eurostat website.
Europe in Figures - Eurostat Yearbook 2008
Sweden:
Renewable energy and policy
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