<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the present conditions when the demographic pressure upon the environment is higher than ever, the humanity faces the challenge of sustainability. Namely the sustainability of human activities is important and nothing can assure it better than sustainable energy supplies. The European Union is the leading global power in terms of adjusting its policies to increase innovation to assure a sustainable growth of its energy sector as a key to an advanced economic system. The present research focuses on the impact of European Union policies on the sustainable development of its energy sector by analyzing quantitatively and qualitatively various indicators intended to offer a throughout insight. The results obtained focus on the identification of the main innovation paradigms; the description of the main modern environmental challenges, especially in the energy domain; the determination of the relation between innovation and energy sustainability, and its analysis at the level of European Union.</p></abstract>

In the present conditions when the demographic pressure upon the environment is higher than ever, the humanity faces the challenge of sustainability. Namely the sustainability of human activities is important and nothing can assure it better than sustainable energy supplies. The European Union is the leading global power in terms of adjusting its policies to increase innovation to assure a sustainable growth of its energy sector as a key to an advanced economic system. The present research focuses on the impact of European Union policies on the sustainable development of its energy sector by analyzing quantitatively and qualitatively various indicators intended to offer a throughout insight. The results obtained focus on the identification of the main innovation paradigms; the description of the main modern environmental challenges, especially in the energy domain; the determination of the relation between innovation and energy sustainability, and its analysis at the level of European Union.

The Role of EU Innovation Policies in the Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica

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In the present conditions when the demographic pressure upon the environment is higher than ever, the humanity faces the challenge of sustainability. Namely...

The Role of EU Innovation Policies in the Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 3 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/subboec-2017-0006

Keywords
sustainable economic development, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions, recycling, energy efficiency, R&D expenditure

© 2017 Olesea Sirbu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role of EU Innovation Policies in the Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 3 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/subboec-2017-0006

Keywordssustainable economic development, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions, recycling, energy efficiency, R&D expenditure

© 2017 Olesea Sirbu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sustainable economic development, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions, recycling, energy efficiency, R&D expenditure