quantitative assessment of effects of PaMs in the field of electricity generation from renewable
energy sources: while most EU Member States and by extension, most countries - own a
"double dividend" from the encouragement of electricity generation from renewable ("carbon
neutral") sources - by increasing the share of renewable energy in accordance with the RED
(Directive No 2009/28/EC) and, in addition, by lowering GHG emissions from electricity
generation - Luxembourg only benefits from the increase in the share of renewable energy.
Electricity generated in Luxembourg from renewable sources does not substitute generation
from fossil fuels, as it is the case in most other Member States as it replaces electricity imports,
which are "carbon neutral" according to IPCC allocation rule of GHG emissions based on the
territorial principle. Therefore the promotion of electricity generation from renewable energy
sources or from CHP to replace electricity imports does not have an impact on the GHG
emissions, and are consequently not considered as measures in this report and are, de facto,
included in the baseline - or BAU - scenario.