EU, Sweden and Renewable Energy: A case study of Sweden’s implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive 2
(2024) STVM25 20241Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- In 2018, the European Union (EU) adopted a revised version of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED 2). The directive introduced new objectives for the EU’s renewable energy sector and aimed to support the provision of renewable energy in the EU. After its adoption, the directive would be implemented in each EU member state. This thesis analyzes Sweden’s implementation of the RED 2 and applies a theoretical framework of institutionalism and Europeanization to describe and explain the implementation process. The analysis uses empirical material which consists of policy documents and semi-structured interviews with public and private actors involved in renewable energy in Sweden. The thesis concludes that Sweden has both adopted legislative... (More)
- In 2018, the European Union (EU) adopted a revised version of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED 2). The directive introduced new objectives for the EU’s renewable energy sector and aimed to support the provision of renewable energy in the EU. After its adoption, the directive would be implemented in each EU member state. This thesis analyzes Sweden’s implementation of the RED 2 and applies a theoretical framework of institutionalism and Europeanization to describe and explain the implementation process. The analysis uses empirical material which consists of policy documents and semi-structured interviews with public and private actors involved in renewable energy in Sweden. The thesis concludes that Sweden has both adopted legislative amendments as well as new legislation to implement the RED 2. These measures cover different legislation and different energy sectors. Furthermore, the thesis suggests that formal and informal institutions have been applied in order to implement the directive. These findings have implications for how future research can understand domestic institutions and their importance during implementation processes. (Less)
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- author
- Lagerlöf, Albin LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM25 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Renewable Energy Directive 2, Sweden, Implementation, Institutionalism, Europeanization
- language
- English
- id
- 9152945
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- 2024-07-18 14:01:55
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@misc{9152945, abstract = {{In 2018, the European Union (EU) adopted a revised version of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED 2). The directive introduced new objectives for the EU’s renewable energy sector and aimed to support the provision of renewable energy in the EU. After its adoption, the directive would be implemented in each EU member state. This thesis analyzes Sweden’s implementation of the RED 2 and applies a theoretical framework of institutionalism and Europeanization to describe and explain the implementation process. The analysis uses empirical material which consists of policy documents and semi-structured interviews with public and private actors involved in renewable energy in Sweden. The thesis concludes that Sweden has both adopted legislative amendments as well as new legislation to implement the RED 2. These measures cover different legislation and different energy sectors. Furthermore, the thesis suggests that formal and informal institutions have been applied in order to implement the directive. These findings have implications for how future research can understand domestic institutions and their importance during implementation processes.}}, author = {{Lagerlöf, Albin}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{EU, Sweden and Renewable Energy: A case study of Sweden’s implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive 2}}, year = {{2024}}, }