Albers RAW (ed) ,
Schaaijk M van ,
Groot W ,
Hilten O van ,
Kroon P ,
Beeldman M ,
Rouw M
96 p
in Dutch
1993
Toon Nederlands
English Abstract In 1993 the Dutch environmental policy is evaluated.
Part of this evaluation is an outlook on the energy consumption, the energy
supply and the energy related emissions of CO2, NOx and SO2. This outlook
is made in a close collaboration between the Central Planning Bureau (CPB),
the Netherlands Energy Research Centre (ECN) and the National Institute of
Public Health and Environmental Protection (RIVM). This report is the
background document which presents the results of this collaboration in the
field of energy. The main conclusions are: * The use of energy will grow
between 1990 and 2000 depending on economic growth and energy price level.
When the economic growth is high the energy consumption increases 9-16%,
with a low rate of economic growth it will be 3-9%. After 2000 the energy
consumption rises 0,5-1,5% a year. *Closely connected with the energy
consumption the emission of CO2 will rise in most scenario's up to the year
2000. Only in a situation of low economic growth and high energy prices a
small decrease of the emission takes place. In the next century the
emission of CO2 will continue to rise. Only in this situation the emission
goal for 2000 is within reach. * The emission of the acid components SO2
and NOx will decline. The goal for SO2 emission will likely be reached.
This is not the case for the emission of NOx. Traffic is the main sector
responsible for not reaching this goal.
