1. GLOBAL ENERGY ISSUES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN POLICY & BUSINESS
Presentation by
Gerald Doucet
Secretary General
World Energy Council
Buenos Aires – 3/4 July, 2003

2. FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY
RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS
ENERGY DRIVERS FOR THE 2050 MARKET
WWW. WORLDENERGY.ORG

3. ENERGY FOR TOMORROW’S WORLD – ACTING NOW!
ACCESSIBILITY
AVAILABILITY
ACCEPTABILITY

4. WSSD ENDORSES ALL CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES
MAIN ISSUE IS POVERTY ERADICATION
LEAST COST CARBON MITIGATION (CSLF?)
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION VERSUS GRID
RENEWABLES SMALL PART OF SOLUTION

5. DEFINITIONS MATTER LARGE HYDRO BIOMASS GLOBAL VERSUS NATIONAL
COMPULSORY VERSUS INDICATIVE

6. OBJECTIVES VARY BY COUNTRY
TARGET ACCEPTABILITY
TARGET ACCESSIBILITY

7. Source: World Bank

8. MODERN RENEWABLES MAINLY IN OECD
NOT TO REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS OR NUCLEAR POWER
HYBRID SYSTEMS
BUT NATIONAL POLICY IMPORTANT
SUBSIDIES IMPORTANT

9. SOME TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
INTERMITTENCY
BACK UP
FULL FUEL CYCLE

10. SOME MARKET ISSUES
PROGRESS ON RENEWABLE COSTS
BUT FULL COSTS ACCOUNTING NEEDED
CONSUMER NEEDS TO SEE THE FINAL PRICE
SUBSIDIES TARGETTED, TRANSPARENT, TEMPORARY
NO SINGLE REGULATORY MODEL
COMPETITION IS THE FRIEND OF RENEWABLES