Renewable Energy: From Europe to Africa

1.1Mitigating climate change 

Setting out the global energy policy context and its drivers

1.2 Global energy priorities   

Issues for the developed and developing world reviewed  

1.3 Beyond mega projects  

The limits to 'top down' government and corporate intervention

2. Spreading renewables: the EU and beyond

(10k words- draft done)

Energy policy challenges and issues in the accession countries  

2.2 The starting situation- and the Baltic area energy options 

with a Lithuania case study of decommissioning Soviet era nuclear plant  

2.3 Economic and political drivers for change

New Europe-new energy policy initiatives

2.4 The Balkans and beyond 

Renewable options in the East, in and outside the new EU

2.5. Subsequent progress in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond Progress review in the EU pre-accession candidate countries

2.6. The Russian potential

The influence of Russia on the region and future prospects 

2.7 Beyond Europe and the West

Going south- to the developing world

3. Spreading renewables south- with new power infrastructures (~20k words, half done in draft)

3.1 Green energy for Africa

Overview of the technological state of play and key issues

3.2 Ghana  

Case study on setting up Ghana's Renewable Energy Fund

3.3 South Africa  

3.4 Kenya 

Case study of energy- from- waste for Nairobi's giant municipal dump

3.5 Uganda

Case study of monitoring Sustainable Energy for All targets for energy access

3.6 Technical Aid 

The role of technical expertise and policy aids

3.7 Institutional problems

Internal and external policy conflicts

3.8 Effectiveness assessments 

Measuring success, but of what?

3.9 Conclusions  

Are the aid programmes working?

(An extra case study/analysis section may be added)<

4. Supporting and promoting renewables: aid and beyond  

(~15k words, half done in draft)

4.1 Supporting renewables 

The existing aid and technical support programmes

4.2 The limits of aid and corporate involvement

Pitfalls of commercial motivations

4.3 Financing renewable expansion 

 Feed-in Tariffs v Competitive Auctions

4.4 Choosing the right technology

Renewable options for the future

4.5 Corporate involvement and social progress

The need for institutional and corporate change

4.6 Conclusions: Sustainable Africa

New policy options for the future

5. Conclusions: all change (2k words)

New frameworks for change