European Energy Policy is changing and multifold. It would be better to say that EU had six very different policies for energy since 1980. I will look deeper at only four of them: the single energy market, and three successive programs of European energy transition.
Each of these four policies is or has been a genuine challenge, as European Commission does not have a strong executive power, and a detailed enough field-administration machinery to implement such policies.
All European successes, with no equivalent in today’s world, are coming from deep and patient compromises between the weak EU layer of decision-making and the decisive national implementation resources.
Following the EMD reform of 2024, the Commission is tasked to publish a report on the ‘possibilities of streamlining and simplifying the process of applying for a capacity mechanism’ by [...]
Capacity mechanisms are gaining momentum in Europe, and the latest EU electricity market reform further reinforces their role. The negative externalities exerted by these national mechanisms in interconnected zones might, [...]
The European Commission has confirmed plans to enshrine a 90% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target by 2040 into law, in line with the European Climate Law’s goal of achieving climate [...]
With 2023 being the hottest year documented and global emissions remaining at record-high levels, we are reminded about the importance of translating climate commitments into effective policies – across both [...]
This report summarises the insights collected during the workshop on “The role of carbon markets in reaching carbon neutrality”, which took place in June 2024. This workshop was part of [...]
The report prepared by Mr Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank and former Prime Minister of Italy, to the European Commission entitled “EU competitiveness: Looking ahead” (“the Draghi [...]
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