Flexible Implementation and the Energy Efficiency Directive

PRINCEN, Sebastiaan, Martin ŠVEC, Alexander HÜBNER a Elaine MARK. Flexible Implementation and the Energy Efficiency Directive. RSC Working Paper Series. Fiesole: European University Institute, 2022, roč. 2022, 39 s. ISSN 1028-3625.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Flexible Implementation and the Energy Efficiency Directive
• Autoři: PRINCEN, Sebastiaan, Martin ŠVEC, Alexander HÜBNER a Elaine MARK.
• Vydání: RSC Working Paper Series, Fiesole, European University Institute, 2022, 1028-3625.

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Článek v odborném periodiku
• Stát vydavatele: Itálie
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• WWW: URL
• Organizační jednotka: Právnická fakulta
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Differentiated integration; flexible implementation; European Union; Energy Efficiency Directive
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Anotace

This paper analyses patterns of differentiated implementation in four member states (Czechia, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands) under the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). Differentiated implementation occurs when member states makes use of the discretion given to them in EU legislation. This paper seeks to analyse whether differentiated implementation occurred under the EED and what this means for the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Directive. The EED offers broad discretion to member states in choosing and specifying targets and measures related to energy efficiency. The four member states have made extensive use of this discretion. The dominant pattern in this regard is that member states have used the discretion to retain domestic measures that were already in place. This pattern is driven by a combination of inertia and the wish not to disrupt well-working approaches. Overall, the pattern of differentiated implementation that resulted has arguably had a positive effect on goal-achievement under as well as domestic acceptance of the EED. At the same time, the Directive’s impact on domestic policies and approaches has been limited.