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The EU as International Environmental Negotiator

By: Dr Tom Delreux

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The EU as International Environmental Negotiator

By: Dr Tom Delreux

Delreux examines how the EU functions when it participates in international environmental negotiations. In particular, this book looks at the internal EU decision-making process with regard to international negotiations that lead to multilateral environmental agreements. By studying eight such decision-making processes, the book analyses how much negotiation autonomy (or 'discretion') the EU negotiator (the European Commission or the Council Presidency) enjoys vis-à-vis the member states it represents and how this particular degree of discretion can be explained. The book's empirical evidence is based on extensive literature review, primary and semi-confidential document research, as well as interviews with EU decision-makers. It is aimed at a readership interested in EU politics and decision-making, global/multilateral governance, environmental policy science and methodological development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis.

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1409489248

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Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

By: Thijs Van de Graaf,Dr Kirsten Westphal,Prof Dr Dries Lesage

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Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

By: Thijs Van de Graaf,Dr Kirsten Westphal,Prof Dr Dries Lesage

Multipolar governance permits a number of important states to have significantly more economic and political clout than others, but among them there is hardly any hierarchy. The new energy challenge, with its intricate socio-economic, ecological and international-political considerations, is a multi-dimensional, multi-level and multi-actor issue that requires a minimum of 'central' political steering, because neither the invisible hand of the market, nor unilateral or bilateral power politics are capable to bring about sustainable solutions. Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World investigates the relationship between the emergence of a multipolar world order and the enormous challenges of global energy governance that the world is facing in the 21st century. It reflects on fundamental questions such as how the main consuming countries can avoid conflict over scarce resources, how they will cooperate to bring about open energy markets, energy conservation and efficiency, and how they can promote renewable energy sources.

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1409499642

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9781409499640

Renewable Energy Policy Convergence in the EU

The Evolution of Feed-in Tariffs in Germany, Spain and France

By: Dr David Jacobs

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Renewable Energy Policy Convergence in the EU

The Evolution of Feed-in Tariffs in Germany, Spain and France

By: Dr David Jacobs

This book examines the coordination of renewable energy policies in the European Union using an innovative theoretical approach to explain national policy making. David Jacobs asks, why are national support instruments for electricity from renewable energy sources converging, even though the harmonisation of these frameworks at the European level has failed? Which causal mechanisms lead to cross-national policy similarities? And what are the implications for policy coordination in the EU? The author traces the evolution of feed-in tariffs - the most successful and most widely used support mechanism for renewable electricity - in Germany, Spain and France. He reveals increasing cross-national policy similarities in feed-in tariff design - despite the failure of harmonizing instruments at the European level. He explains these increasing policy similarities by applying policy convergence theory. Policy convergence can occur voluntarily, based on transnational communication, regulatory competition and technological innovations and these findings have important implications for European policy steering. The key to this book is the interrelation of an innovative theoretical concept (coordination of policies in the international arena via voluntary cooperation) with a very topical empirical research focus - the promotion of renewable energies in the EU. It will be essential reading for scholars and students of environmental policy, comparative politics and European studies.

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1409456269

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9781409456261

Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

By: Thijs Van de Graaf,Dr Kirsten Westphal,Prof Dr Dries Lesage

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By: Thijs Van de Graaf,Dr Kirsten Westphal,Prof Dr Dries Lesage

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Book's by Dr Kirsten Westphal

The EU as International Environmental Negotiator

The EU as International Environmental Negotiator

Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

Renewable Energy Policy Convergence in the EU

Renewable Energy Policy Convergence in the EU

Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

Global Energy Governance in a Multipolar World

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