J 2024

Adaptation, Experimentation or Conservation? The Uses of Differentiated implementation under the Energy Efficiency Directive

HOPPE, Alexander; Michael HÜBNER; Sebastiaan PRINCEN and Martin ŠVEC

Basic information

Original name

Adaptation, Experimentation or Conservation? The Uses of Differentiated implementation under the Energy Efficiency Directive

Authors

HOPPE, Alexander; Michael HÜBNER; Sebastiaan PRINCEN and Martin ŠVEC (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

JCMS-Journal of Common Market Studies, Hoboken, Wiley, 2024, 0021-9886

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50501 Law

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.100 in 2023

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14220/24:00136595

Organization unit

Faculty of Law

UT WoS

001274742100001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-105001726990

Keywords (in Czech)

Energetika; Energetická účinnost; právo EU

Keywords in English

Energy Law; Energy Efficiency; EU Law

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 11/7/2025 12:47, Mgr. Petra Trembecká, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

In this article, we introduce an innovative theoretical framework to analyse the use of differentiated implementation in the implementation process of European Union (EU) Directives. We identify rationales for offering flexibility in EU Directives as well as motives for policy-makers to make use of the discretion. We analyse patterns and drivers of differentiated implementation under the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) in four member states in order to assess whether practices of differentiated implementation conform to the rationales for offering flexibility. We show that member states mainly use the flexibility offered to retain existing policies. In addition, the EED led to some mutual learning based on experimentation, although this effect is limited. Whilst the EED offered a high potential for mutual learning, the member states did not use this opportunity. Overall, the implementation of the EED offers mixed evidence for the use of differentiated implementation to support differentiation.