READy: Renewable Energy Action on Deployment

Chapter Four

Policies to Get on TrackAn Overview

Contents

4.1. Different Policies for Differentiated Markets and Technologies

4.2. Types of Policies—Direct Support

4.3. Types of Policies—Indirect Support

4.4. Efficient and Effective Policies

4.5. Roadmap for Part Two

Can we get on track in the next few years to achieving the transition to a clean energy system—one that is based greatly on renewable energy? And, if so, how do we get there?

Part Two builds on the trends, outlooks, and barriers described in Part One to examine the policies and conditions that have driven renewable energy development and deployment in recent years. What policies have been most successful to date and why? And what lessons can policy makers apply in the near future ...