Cast Away? How EU Energy Law Provides for a Just Transition for EU Islands
Article from: OGEL 1 (2021), in Energy Transition
Abstract
The EU counts approximately 2400 islands, totalling a population of nearly 15 million. Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change but enjoy a naturally high potential of renewable energy sources to harness. As a consequence, the EU considers them as energy transition laboratories and wishes to decarbonise 1000 of them by 2030. If this outcome might be technically possible, it requires fit-for-purpose EU and national legal frameworks as well as a strong emphasis on the fairness aspect of this transition. This article firstly analyses the concept of Just Transition and ...