Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies in the EU? Exploring the role of state aid rules
Nowag, Julian LU ; Mundaca, Luis LU
and Åhman, Max
LU
(2021)
In Climate Policy
21(8).
p.1037-1052
- Abstract
- The paper aims to identify and analyse potential legal avenues for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies (FFS) in the European Union (EU) using State aid rules. Our analysis reveals that the EU State aid rules would allow the European Commission to effectively target and monitor a vast number of FFS. From a policy perspective, the requirements for notification, examination, transparency, reporting, and recovery of unlawfully granted aid are of particular importance. The legal framework also provides avenues for the EU Commission to start a ‘Fossil Fuel Inquiry’, while providing important tools for civil society to apply pressure on states for the removal of FFS. Based on our legal analysis and pertinent literature, we discuss which of these... (More)
- The paper aims to identify and analyse potential legal avenues for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies (FFS) in the European Union (EU) using State aid rules. Our analysis reveals that the EU State aid rules would allow the European Commission to effectively target and monitor a vast number of FFS. From a policy perspective, the requirements for notification, examination, transparency, reporting, and recovery of unlawfully granted aid are of particular importance. The legal framework also provides avenues for the EU Commission to start a ‘Fossil Fuel Inquiry’, while providing important tools for civil society to apply pressure on states for the removal of FFS. Based on our legal analysis and pertinent literature, we discuss which of these different FFS and corresponding estimates are likely (or not) to fall under the EU State aid rules. Despite inherent uncertainties, the EU State aid toolbox offers various possibilities to the EU to actively advance its climate change policy and comply with its international commitments to reduce FFS. (Less)
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- Nowag, Julian
LU
; Mundaca, Luis
LU
and Åhman, Max
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
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- Contribution to journal
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- subject
- keywords
- Climate change policy, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, EU, climate change policy, EU State Aid, Energy Policy
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- Climate Policy
- volume
- 21
- issue
- 8
- pages
- 1037 - 1052
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85113726578
- ISSN
- 1752-7457
- DOI
- 10.1080/14693062.2021.1965523
- project
- Energy Justice 2.0: Justice in Sustainability Transitions - Theme Pufendorf IAS
- language
- English
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