| Title |
A Free-Market Environmentalist Enquiry on Spain's Energy Transition along with Its Recent Increasing Electricity Prices |
| ID_Doc |
63700 |
| Authors |
Wang, WH; Espinosa, VI; de Soto, JH |
| Title |
A Free-Market Environmentalist Enquiry on Spain's Energy Transition along with Its Recent Increasing Electricity Prices |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 19, 15 |
| DOI |
10.3390/ijerph19159493 |
| Abstract |
This paper analyzes the Spanish energy transition's general situation and its increasing electricity prices in recent years from a free-market environmentalist (FME) approach. We hypothesize and argue that high taxes, high government subsidies, and government industrial access restrictions breach private property rights, hindering Spain's renewable energy (RE) development. Our paper discovers that Spain's state-interventionist policies have increased the cost of the energy and power industries, leading to electricity prices remaining relatively high before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. After reviewing the literature on the FME approach and Spain's case, a Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) model is used to clarify the economic performance of the Spanish electricity industry with a proposal for forecasting electricity prices. It is observed that Spain fails the EU and its national goal of providing an affordable energy price as a part of the green energy transition. Finally, free-market environmental solutions and policy reforms are proposed to facilitate Spain's energy transition. |
| Author Keywords |
free-market environmentalism; renewable energy; entrepreneurship; public policy; Spain; EU Green Deal; energy transition; electricity prices; decision making; public choice |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000839206900001 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9493/pdf?version=1659528542
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