Governing renewable energy in the EU: Confronting a governance dilemma
Hildingsson, Roger LU
; Stripple, Johannes
LU
and Andrew, Jordan
(2012)
In European Political Science
11(1).
p.18-30
- Abstract
- Promoting renewable energy sources (RES) has been addressed a key strategy for mitigating climate change, the governing in which has turned out a challenging and protracted task for the EU. There is often an implicit assumption that concern for climate change drives energy policy, but a closer look at the development of European RES policy indicates how EU governors have had to confront a range of governance dilemmas in trying to balance various objectives and conflicting interests. Therefore, while energy security and environmental concerns have provided a rationale for crafting renewable energy as a specific EU policy domain, the main driver for RES policy coordination has been internal market concerns, and not the concern about an... (More)
- Promoting renewable energy sources (RES) has been addressed a key strategy for mitigating climate change, the governing in which has turned out a challenging and protracted task for the EU. There is often an implicit assumption that concern for climate change drives energy policy, but a closer look at the development of European RES policy indicates how EU governors have had to confront a range of governance dilemmas in trying to balance various objectives and conflicting interests. Therefore, while energy security and environmental concerns have provided a rationale for crafting renewable energy as a specific EU policy domain, the main driver for RES policy coordination has been internal market concerns, and not the concern about an impending climate catastrophe. More recently, rising concerns about energy insecurity and climate change have forced the EU to seek greater policy coordination in the context of more integrated energy markets. Although seemingly propitious for further harmonisation, it is doubtful whether the Member States and their citizens are yet prepared to accept new efforts towards deeper integration of European energy policy. (Less)
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- Hildingsson, Roger
LU
; Stripple, Johannes
LU
and Andrew, Jordan
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- 2012
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- European Political Science
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- 1
- pages
- 18 - 30
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- Palgrave Macmillan
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- scopus:84856891131
- ISSN
- 1682-0983
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- 10.1057/eps.2011.8
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- English
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