Publication
Apr 2009
This paper presents an overview of how energy security is related to the external costs of electricity production. For European policy-makers, energy security is an important issue because private decisions about energy use may not fully take into account the costs of energy insecurity. Disruptions in supply and dramatic price increases have macroeconomic impacts that individual consumers and firms do not take into account, the authors argue.
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Author | Steve Arnold, Alistair Hunt |
Series | CEPS Policy Briefs |
Issue | 186 |
Publisher | Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) |
Copyright | © 2009 Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) |