Sustainable Energy Development
A Comparative Policy Analysis of the EU Member States
Samenvatting
This book investigates how the EU member states’ domestic energy policies have transformed in the last two decades as a consequence of horizontal and vertical integration forces. Integration is a dynamic process where member states adopt community rules, norms, and values, and meanwhile, learn from each other’s experiences. Today, Europe experiences an energy transition from fossil-fuels to cleaner sources of energy and European policy makers are committed to taking this significant step forward. Domestic structural change is, thus, observed in all member states‘ environmental and energy policies.
This book presents an overview of the EU norms, legislation, and policy standards for renewable energies and analyses how member states transpose them into their domestic structure. The book also analyses the policy outcomes in the EU member states in a comparative perspective by using the most recent statistical data. This comparative analysis gives insight to investors and developers to decide on investment projects and/or manufacturing of renewable energy devices to these countries. It also provides a useful reference for policy makers, academics, students, and NGOs who need a quick overview of relevant national and EU legislation, policy standards, and policy outcomes.
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<p>2. Fossil Fuels in Europe’s Energy Structure</p>
<p>3. Energy Transition Policy</p>
<p>4. Outline of the Book</p>
CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK <p>1. Introduction</p>
<p>2. Energy Policy Formulation: Actors, Attitudes, Actions</p>
<p>3. Research Hypotheses</p>
<p>4. Methodology</p>
CHAPTER 3 POLICY FORMULATION IN EUROPEAN UNION <p>1. Development of the EU Environmental Policy</p>
<p>2. Development of the EU Renewable Energy Policy</p>
<p>a. Policy Norms and Objectives</p>
<p>b. Policy Legislation</p>
<p>3. Conclusion</p>
CHAPTER 4 POLICY FORMULATION IN MEMBER STATES <p>1. Introduction</p>
<p>2. Czech Republic</p>
<p>a. Policy Norms and Objectives</p>
<p>b. Policy Legislation</p>
3. Germany<p></p>
<p>a. Policy Norms and Objectives</p>
<p>b. Policy Legislation</p>
<p>4. Conclusion</p>
CHAPTER 5 POLITICAL AND PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS <p>1. Introduction</p>
<p>2. Germany</p>
<p>a. Political Perceptions </p>
<p>b. Public Perceptions </p>
3. Czech Republic<p></p>
<p>a. Political Perceptions </p>
<p>b. Public Perceptions </p>
<p>4. Expert Perceptions </p>
<p>5. Conclusion</p>
CHAPTER 6 POLICY IMPLEMENTATION <p>1. Introduction</p>
2. Development Trajectory of the Renewable Energies in the EU<p></p>
<p>3. Fulfillment of the 2020 Renewable Energy Targets in the EU</p>
<p>4. Future Projections for the Renewable Energies in the EU</p>
CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION <p>1. We Can Reshape the Future</p>
<p>2. Research Outcomes</p>
<p>3. Pathway to 2030</p>
<p>4. Contribution of This Book</p><br><p></p>

