Coherent or inconsistent? Assessing energy security and climate policy interaction within the European Union

Strambo, Claudia; Nilsson, Måns; Månsson, Alf

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2015.04.004

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“…Let's focus now in the concrete case of climate change, one of the most pressing concerns related to energy nowadays. The role of RES within the relationship between energy security and climate change policies has recently been the subject of heated discussion [1,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Currently, there is no agreement on whether a complementarity or a trade-off exists between these two dimensions [22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

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González

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…coordinated European energy security framework could increase policy coherence [1]. For this reason, the EU's energy policy is becoming increasingly directed at a supranational level, as shown by the setting of common energy targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050.…”

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Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

Lucas

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González

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

148

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“…376–377). The literature has also gone some way toward specifying possible analytical frameworks and methods to approach it (Nilsson et al, ; Strambo, Nilsson, & Månsson, ). However, it has largely failed to provide a clear, consensual and operational benchmark.…”

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“…It is, however, a mid‐ to long‐term policy that does not address legitimate short‐term concerns regarding energy supplies and prices. The assessment of coherence crucially depends on the time perspective adopted: policies, which may be contradictory in the short term, such as energy security and climate change, may well be mutually supportive in the longer run—and vice versa (Dupont & Oberthür, ; Strambo et al, ).…”

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(De‐)Constructing coherence? Strategic entrepreneurs, policy frames and the integration of climate and energy policies in the European Union

Bocquillon

2018

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This paper looks at the way policy entrepreneurs construct horizontal coherence through problem definition and the promotion of policy frames that bond different objectives and instruments together. Building on the case of the 2009 climate and energy package, the paper analyses how the European Commission and successive European Union Presidencies exploited a growing climate change momentum to devise, assemble and facilitate the adoption in an exceptionally short period of an ambitious legislative package cutting across traditional sectoral boundaries. The recourse to a narrative presenting Europe at the vanguard of a green revolution and the framing of European internal policies as a tool for international climate leadership were instrumental in constructing the package as a coherent response to the joint energy and climate change challenges, and in rallying wide support. However, the paper shows that the institutionalization of this framing has been undermined by the economic crisis and stalled international negotiations.

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“…Finally, policy congruence occurs when a consistent set of policy instruments supports a coherent set of goals. (Strambo et al 2015).…”

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Assisted tree migration in North America: policy legacies, enhanced forest policy integration and climate change adaptation

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Howlett

2016

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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The weight of much expert forest management opinion is that issues such as climate change can be effectively addressed only if forest policy-making moves from a purely sectoral focus and undergoes a shift to a more integrated multi-issue, multi-sector policy-making process. This is because credible adaptation policies in the sector require greatly enhanced multi-sectoral policy integration if they are to succeed. But this requirement may be beyond the capacity of many countries to deliver. This article explores the integration challenges faced by forest policymaking in Canada and the United States and uses the case of Assisted Tree Migration (ATM) to probe the reasons for the failure of institutions in both countries to develop and manage better vertical and horizontal integration in a climate change related forest policy area. The article emphasizes the importance of previous rounds of policy-making or 'policy legacies' which serve to constrain contemporary policy options. It argues that due to presence of many such legacies, forest policy development will continue to feature incremental adjustments through policy layering and policy drift, processes which limit the prospects for greater integration and better climate change adaptation in this sector.

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Coherent or inconsistent? Assessing energy security and climate policy interaction within the European Union

Cited by 72 publications

References 64 publications

Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle?

(De‐)Constructing coherence? Strategic entrepreneurs, policy frames and the integration of climate and energy policies in the European Union

Assisted tree migration in North America: policy legacies, enhanced forest policy integration and climate change adaptation

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