Energy policy
How a government or business deals with energy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the academic journal, see Energy Policy (journal).
Energy policies are the government's strategies and decisions regarding the production, distribution, and consumption of energy within a specific jurisdiction. The energy sector emits more greenhouse gas worldwide than any other sector.[1] Therefore, energy policies are closely related to climate change mitigation policies. These decisions affect how high the greenhouse gas emissions by that country are. The main components of energy policy include legislation, international treaties, energy subsidies and other public policy techniques.
Energy is essential for the functioning of modern economies because they require energy for many sectors, such as industry, transport, agriculture, housing.