At an address to the London School of Economics on 16 October, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs joked that since Al Gore received the Nobel Prize for his environmental advocacy, perhaps Piebalgs was in the line for the next one.
Just as most jokes reveal a kernel of truth, Piebalgs' quip is remarkably illustrative of the EU's energy policy. The European Commission's 'Energy for a Changing World' report is a groundbreaking document in terms of proposals to drastically reduce carb...