Aren’t CO2 certificates for solar energy generated in MENA simpler and more sensible to enforce than power lines for remote transmission?
By 2050, the energy demand in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) will probably be approximately the same as that of Europe due to their rapidly increasing personal consumption. One can strengthen the expansion of renewable energy for personal consumption in MENA through certificate trading if necessary, but this cannot replace the necessary solar power imports to Europe. Climate change can only be stopped with the actual physical avoidance of CO2 emissions. We need good controllable solar energy for MENA and Europe.
