Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/98711 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
UFZ Discussion Paper No. 17/2014
Publisher: 
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ), Leipzig
Abstract: 
It is often argued that energy policy is too fragmented across EU Member States and should be Europeanized to pave the way towards an efficiently organized European power system, which rest on the internal market for energy and a pan-European super-grid. However, this view neglects i) the factual heterogeneity of European energy policies in terms of harmonization and centralization, ii) economic arguments in favor of decentralization and iii) legal as well as political-economic obstacles against centralization of decision making. In this vain, we point out that a plea for a stronger role of the EU needs to be made with care and differentiation.
Subjects: 
centralization
energy transition
EU climate and energy policy
fiscal federalism
harmonization
political economy
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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