Fighting windmills? EU industrial interests and global climate negotiations

Table of contents

1. Introduction................................................................................................... 7

2. Theoretical background...............................................................................10

2.1 Basic incentives in the greenhouse.....................................................10

2.2 First mover advantages and switch points..........................................12

2.3 Energy price estimates ....................................................................... 17

3. Why the EU has been more energy restrictive than the US?.......................22

4. Wind Energy Market...................................................................................23

5. Future Market Developments......................................................................26

6. Conclusions ................................................................................................. 28

Literature........................................................................................................... 31