Inside this issue:
UNFAIR AID: The subsidies keeping nuclear energy afloat
1. Introduction
1.1 Historical Investments in Nuclear Power
1.2 Market Liberalisation
2. What is an Energy Subsidy?
a. Definitions
b. Why are Energy Subsidies Used?
c. Are Nuclear Energy Subsidies Appropriate?
3. On-Budget Subsidies
a. Public Funding of R&D
b. EU Framework Programmes
c. EU On-Budget Spending and Public Approval
d. Other Examples of On-Budget Spending
4. Off-Budget Subsidies
a. Preferential Tax Treatment
b. Stranded Costs Recovery
c. Liability Limitation
d. Decommissioning Funds
5. External Costs
6. Ongoing Issues
a. EC Inquiry into the UK NDA
b. HR6 Energy Bill
7. Subsidies to Renewable Energy Sources
References
WISE-Amsterdam/NIRS
ISSN: 1570-4629
Reproduction of this material is encouraged. Please give credit when reprinting.
Editorial team: Tinu Otoki and Peer de Rijk (WISE Amsterdam), Michael Mariotte (NIRS). With contributions from Earthlife Africa, Laka Foundation, NIRS and WISE Brno.
The next issue (632) will be mailed out on Juli 15, 2005.
Apologies for the lateness of this issue!
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