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The European Integration of RES-E Promotion

The Case of Germany and Poland

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By using the example of Germany and Poland this multi-level policy dependency analysis by Marco Wedel researches constraints and dependencies of the European Integration of the promotion of renewable energy source electricity (RES-E). To gain insightful results, the author does not only take a look at the implementation effectiveness of the relevant Directive 2009/28/EC, but much more generally analyses the potentially conflicting polity implications of the entities involved, as well as their respective policy preferences and processes in light of RES-(E). Combined, these give rise to multi-level constraints and dependencies for the European Integration of RES-(E) promotion.

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Frontmatter
1.. Introduction
Abstract
In a 2007 Communication to the European Council and the European Parliament, the Commission of what were then the European Communities called for ‘An Energy Policy for Europe’ (EC, 2007a: 3). To achieve this goal, the document sketched an Action Plan meant to trigger a ‘new industrial revolution’ to ‘set pace for a new global industrial revolution’ (EC, 2007a: 5 and 20).
Marco Wedel
2.. Theory
Abstract
Natural science is concerned with correlating empirical observations so as to 'objectively' reflect 'reality', providing explanations and predictions of phenomena. Reflecting on how scientific practice is to be conducted is the philosophy of science, the methodological fundament of all scientific disciplines (Schnell, Hill and Esser: 2005: 49). Scholars, however, often talk past each other because of terminological confusion (Barkin, 2010: 13). The first step of this study therefore shall be a description of how the various terms of its methodological approach are used, including the understanding and acceptance of its frameworks, theories and models.
Marco Wedel
3.. European Union
Abstract
In 2006, the Commission of what were then European Communities published a Green Paper on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy (EC, 2006), Based on seven findings, the paper claims that Europe has entered a new energy era: ‘There is an urgent need for investment. [...] Our import dependency is rising. [...] Reserves are concentrated in a few countries. [...] Global demand for energy is increasing. [...] Oil and gas prices are rising. [...] Our climate is getting warmer, [...] Europe has not yet developed fully competitive internal markets’ (EC, 2006: 3).
Marco Wedel
4.. Germany
Abstract
What was true for the European constitutional context is equally important for the German constitutional context. In order to understand the likelihood that the EU Climate Change Package and Third Energy Package have an Impact on Germany, it is necessary to understand the German judicial framework for the adaptation of secondary provisions at the supranational level. Again, the set of problems in question should be linked to the overall framework of this study, namely Liberal Intergovernmentalism (Moravcsik, 1998) and Europeanization (Börzel and Risse, 2000, Radaelli, 2003). It furthermore should be linked to Grimm’s (2001: 13-22) definitions of the relation of law and politics (see, inter alia, 2.2 Trans-, Supra-, and International Bound Policy Analysis Frameworks) The argument of the following chapter follows the descriptive design of an analysis by Alan F. Tatham (2013) on Central European constitutional courts in the face of EU Membership.
Marco Wedel
5.. Poland
Abstract
What was true for the European and the German constitutional contexts is equally important for the Polish constitutional context. In order to understand the likelihood that renewable energy policies originating at the European level have an impact on the Member State Poland, it is necessary to understand the domestic judicial framework for the adaptation of secondary Union provisions The set of problems in question, as was the case with Germany, should be linked to the overall framework of this study, namely Liberal Intergovernmentalism (Moravcsik, 1998) and Europeanization (Börzel and Risse, 2000; Radaelli, 2003), It furthermore should be linked to Grimm’s (2001: 13-22) definitions about the relation of law and politics (see, inter alia, 2.2 Trans-, Supra-, and International Bound Policy Analysis Frameworks). The argument of the following chapter follows the descriptive design of an analysis by Alan F. Tatham (2013) of Central European constitutional courts in the face of EU Membership.
Marco Wedel
6.. Inter-National Interdependencies between Germany and Poland
Abstract
As was stressed in the introduction, this is study foremost an empirical observation in the context of the promotion of RES-E in the European Union. The empirical analysis is based on the European Union (and the impact of its polity, and policy outcome on Member States’ policies (Schimmelfennig and Sedelmeier,2005: 5; Börzel and Risse, 2000: 1, Heritier, 2001: 3)), the Member State Germany (its reaction to EU adaptational pressure, its national preferences (Moravcsik, 1998: 24-35) and horizontal consequences (Radaelli, 2003: 17)) and the Member State Poland (its reaction to EU adaptational pressure, its national preferences and its reaction to German induced horizontal pressures) This last chapter deals with the horizontal consequences of renewable energy and in particular renewable energy electricity promotion with respect to international interdependencies between the EU Member States Germany and Poland.
Marco Wedel
7.. Conclusion
Abstract
The introduction posed the question of whether one can state the successful achievement of a common European energy policy, based on the lessons of the Implementation of Directive 2009/28/EC. Did the European Union? Whilst analysing the progress of the promotion of renewable energies in the context of the 2020 policy framework, the European Commission released a 2013 Green Paper to reflect upon a new framework for climate and energy policies up to 2030 (EC, 2013a: 3; EC 2013c: 3). The paper raises 22 overall questions to evaluate the existing 20-20-20 policy framework, in order to draw lessons for the future design of the Union’s energy and climate change policy (EC, 2013a: 13).
Marco Wedel
Backmatter
Metadaten
Titel
The European Integration of RES-E Promotion
verfasst von
Marco Wedel
Copyright-Jahr
2016
Verlag
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Electronic ISBN
978-3-658-11930-0
Print ISBN
978-3-658-11929-4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11930-0

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