Schmitt, Sophie ; Schulze, Kai
Choosing environmental policy instruments: An assessment of the 'environmental dimension' of EU energy policy.
In: European Integration online Papers, 15 (Article 9)
doi: 10.1695/2011009
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
Although they have formerly constituted distinct traditions in the European integration process, EU regulatory activities in environmental and energy policy have now become highly interwoven. Environmental concerns increasingly influence the formulation of the EU’s energy policy, especially given the twofold challenge of securing sufficient energy supply whilst also addressing the necessity of combating climate change. In this context, a key question is, how exactly does the EU approach environmental policy objectives as part of its energy policy? Is the ‘environmental dimension’ of EU energy policy subject to a different regulatory approach than EU environmental policy in general? This paper addresses these questions from a neo-functionalist perspective by comparing the different types of policy instruments adopted by the EU in the two interrelated areas over the past four decades. Overall, this work finds that the EU continues to rely heavily on traditional command and control regulation in the context of air pollution control, whereas the environmental dimension of EU energy policy is frequently controlled by new, less interventionist forms of governance.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2011 |
| Herausgeber: | Tosun, Jale ; Solorio, Israel |
| Autor(en): | Schmitt, Sophie ; Schulze, Kai |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Choosing environmental policy instruments: An assessment of the 'environmental dimension' of EU energy policy |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2011 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | European Integration online Papers |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 15 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | Article 9 |
| Buchtitel: | Energy and environment in Europe |
| DOI: | 10.1695/2011009 |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | Although they have formerly constituted distinct traditions in the European integration process, EU regulatory activities in environmental and energy policy have now become highly interwoven. Environmental concerns increasingly influence the formulation of the EU’s energy policy, especially given the twofold challenge of securing sufficient energy supply whilst also addressing the necessity of combating climate change. In this context, a key question is, how exactly does the EU approach environmental policy objectives as part of its energy policy? Is the ‘environmental dimension’ of EU energy policy subject to a different regulatory approach than EU environmental policy in general? This paper addresses these questions from a neo-functionalist perspective by comparing the different types of policy instruments adopted by the EU in the two interrelated areas over the past four decades. Overall, this work finds that the EU continues to rely heavily on traditional command and control regulation in the context of air pollution control, whereas the environmental dimension of EU energy policy is frequently controlled by new, less interventionist forms of governance. |
| Freie Schlagworte: | Comparative public policy;energy policy;environmental policy;European Commission;European law;Europeanisation;governance;neo-functionalism;policy analysis;political science;regulation;regulatory politics |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 02 Fachbereich Gesellschafts- und Geschichtswissenschaften 02 Fachbereich Gesellschafts- und Geschichtswissenschaften > Institut für Politikwissenschaft |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 15 Nov 2019 07:33 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 15 Nov 2019 07:33 |
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