Alessandro Bianchi

CONTENTS OF THE LESSONS

AIM
Economic aspect of technologies related to energy industries will be a main focus of the discussion in the laboratory. Technology is than a key element in making possible the increase of traditional energy sources, in a better exploitation of existing reserves of natural gas, oil and coal or in searching new one.
Policies of government have been defined since the seventies in order to improve energy efficiency, boost production from renewable energy sources, reduce emission from energy consumption and contain prices for final consumers. This latter point was the main objective during the first period of energy policies immediately after the energy crises until the end of the eighties, then environmental issues became more important.
Emissions, scenarios, technologies and policies are all different elements that are affecting the industries through the markets and the laboratory will address the main issues analysing their economics. The aim is to emphasise the reasons why fossil fuel consumption are still the main best available solution for covering the growing energy needs of human being.

CONTENTS
The laboratory will be divided into the following main parts:
• Main problems related to the value of recourses
• Externalities of energy consumption
• Energy use and environment effects
• Future scenarios of energy consumption
• Growing emission of CO2 by country and by sectors
• Environmental policies for the reduction of CO2 emission
• Emission Trading in Europe
• Policies in favor of Renewable Energy Sources
• Policies in favor of energy efficiency
• The case of white certificate in Italy