Understanding the Differing Governance of EU Emissions Trading and Renewables - Feedback Mechanisms and Policy Entrepreneurs
Article from: OGEL 2 (2011), in Comparative Energy Law
Abstract
This paper presents a comparative study of two central EU climate policies: the revised Emissions Trading System (ETS), and the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RES). Both were originally developed in the early 2000s and revised policies were adopted in December 2008. While the ETS from 2013 on will have a quite centralized and market-streamlined design, the revised RES stands forward as a more decentralized and technology-focused policy. Differing institutional feed-back mechanisms and related roles of policy entrepreneurs can shed considerable light on these policy ...